Hello darkness, my old friend

Shadows came rushing in
A flood of overwhelming majorities
I can feel it all
Sensitive to many if not all
I can hear them whisper
One by one
A murmur, a hush
Then came a few who spoke
Fewer shouted
I can hear a buzz
A ringing scream inside the halls
I can hear them all
First inaudible
Then came clarity
A fine line between hearsay and reality
I tried screaming
louder than what they are saying
But no sound came out of my throat
I need an escape
Far from pangs of reality
A trickle of sweat
Beading onto my head
Slowly creeping
Trickling to my neck
Cold shivers down my spine
Goosebumps on my arms
I swallowed hard
Bracing myself
Then shadows came rushing in
A flood of overwhelming majorities