Lisztomania

Lia
Collettsville School
Caldwell County, North Carolina


I see them,
staring,
laughing,
judging,

The clothes I wear,
the way I look,
the actions I make,

I see them,
staring,
laughing,
judging,

They think I’m alone,
but I have my music,
my headphones,
and my need,
my need for music

I see them,
staring,
laughing,
judging,

And I see her,
with music,
headphones,
and a need,
a need for music,

The people,
she sees them,
staring,
laughing,
judging,

But not just at me,
at her too

She walks over to me,
how does she know who I am,
why does she want to know who I am,

Who cares,
we can share the need,
the need for music,

Because we suffer,
suffer from lisztomania,
together