Unwanted attention.

I’m not seeing stars

I’m seeing stop signs,

I’m nervous and panicked

Clutching to what’s mine.

I’m desperate to leave

I just want to go home,

I filter through faces

And frown, to remain alone.

Like a twisted ankle

I’m sore but not broke,

My heart beats anxiously

Double tapped and choked.

Patience seeps over me

Like a blanket of ease,

But I know at any moment

I’ll get up and I’ll leave.

My legs are constantly shaking

I can feel my feet tremble,

I close my eyes and fade away

Praying for “avengers assemble.”

Wishing to be my own hero

Like a captain or a hulk,

But I just submit and tap out

Both head and heart in a sulk.

I finally flee and cry alone

Like a baby left in a cot,

I’m shuddering in the rain

If I sit down I’ll start to rot.

But like a flick of a cigarette

I’m discarded and gone,

I’m down in the gutter

With my best shoes on.