Watching Poem by Mathew Sutter

I get home from school,
And who is there,
But my parents.
Watching.

They watch everything I say and do.
They watch to make sure I eat the right foods.
They watch me fall to sleep,
Just to make sure I get enough hours.

I have no privacy and no will of my own.
To the people looking in,
We are a perfect well disiplined family.
But to me,
I'm in chains.
Unable to leave this place.

I'm suffocating under their stares,
And drowing under it.
Their eyes are everywhere,
Even when I'm alone.
Always watching me.

I am never alone,
It seems.
No privacy is aloud for me.
While my friends get to do whatever they want,
I have to sit here,
And be watched.

They say they love me and I'm sure they do,
But please, could you let up...
Just a bit?

I know it's not much to ask,
Since I do so much for you anyway.
I would love you even more,
But no they don't even turn their head away.

I'm slipping into a dark corner...
And their stares are all around me.
They get closer and closer.
I can feel the clastrophobia coming to me.
I start to tremble,
I start to shake,
I'm crying my eyes out as I slip away.
Even with my eyes closed I see them anyway.
'Leave me alone! ' I scream...
But no,
They won't go away!

I start to run towards the light,
And scream for help.
But their stares fallow me...
I can never get away from being...
Watched.