Let Me Be

Daily I feel stressed,
Ripping my hair
Out of my head.
But what causes this?
There's the lack of privacy.
The lack of being able
To keep my thoughts to myself.
All the questions and probing,
Why won't you just let me be?
Why do I let myself
Take responsibility
For everyone else?
You all make your mistakes
Then turn and point
The finger at me.
I wish you would all
Just leave me alone!
Let me suffer with this stress,
With this loneliness...

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