Poetry

Silence isn’t quiet


It taps on my consciousness
Raps on my mind
Shrieks into every peace
And calm that I can find
Silence shatters thinking
With intense alarm
And whispers insecurities
That aim to do me harm
Like a fog it creeps around me
Suffocates my will
Taunting, mocking, laughing
While staying very still
There’s silence in the thunder
Silence in my screams
Silence is the soundtrack
That haunts me in my dreams
The once upon a timing
That is narrating my time
Is constantly a steady stream
Of babble nonsense rhyme
I’m in need of soundproof living
I’m desperate for relief
I can’t happily ever after
When I’m wallowing in grief
The silence overwhelms me
I cover up my ears
Cower into corners
Praying not to hear
Shhh!
Silence says too much.
I’m alone
I’m afraid
I can’t sleep
No one stayed
It’s just me
And I’m scared
Silence is
Never shared
It’s shouting for your life
It’s bullhorns in a riot
It’s the raw scream of a nightmare
But it’s never, ever quiet.