Hide

A poem about feeling overwhelmed

I need to hide tonight The world is chasing after me I can’t find a safe place inside me Demands fly like arrows And I can only hide

I’m looking for a place dark enough Where all is quiet No thoughts and no expectations I’ll sit and hold my knees Hoping that they’ll stop looking for me

A childish desire arises once more To hide and never be found again On days like these I can only hope That my hiding place will remain secret Until I feel strong enough to resurface

On some days I feel overwhelmed after doing many tasks that require me to be social. It gets worse when I don’t have enough time to be by myself or to rest in silence.

Silence is essential for me. Not only around me, but also the silence inside me. When I get overwhelmed, it’s hard to not think of the demands and what else needs to be done.

When I need to hide from the world, I usually listen to this album. It’s 25 minutes long, and it’s like a trip to a magical forest. It’s a project of instrumental music from István Csarnogurszky, a guitarist from Hungary.

If you listen to it, I hope it will also transport you to a magic forest where you can find what you need the most in that moment.