if life is all about experiences
then I’m all about hide and seek
carefully tucking myself out of sight
silent because
no one will invite me to do things if I’m invisible
and I prefer invisibility to vulnerability
my soul
a freshly healed and tender wound
that I instinctively protect from being
reopened and exposed
this is all to say that no
I don’t want to go out to lunch
or come by for a movie
I want books and reruns and wordless nights at home
hidden [poem]
Larissa Lee 