And it's not that I don't feel safe with myself,
or with this environment even,
it's that I don't feel safe with anyone.
I hide in the corner with a
blanket over my knees,
leaning my head against the wall,
flinching when they come to check on me.
And it's the men I can't look in the eye,
so afraid they will get too close,
so afraid if I am a man,
so confused by what it all means.