Infected with self,
Conflicted in our efforts
To express everything
Inside—all the chaos,
Agents, and diseases—
Wanting to share
All that we are
Simultaneously
Blocking out each individual
Voice, creating a cacophony
Of I’s vying
For attention.
Is it the loudest
Voices that we hear?
The most unique?
It’s not clear,
Which is why we all scream
Out and hope to be the chosen.