I don’t like parties you see,
all those people crammed
into a hot, dark space
talking and drinking
pints and shots
that disappear like air,
people pressing in.
I don’t like parties you see,
in unfamiliar spaces
with new people and places
that I don’t know
and things that I can’t control.
As everyone races ahead,
I am left behind, forgotten
and wondering what I’m doing there.