Don't speak,
don't say a word,
it's best to be unheard.
Used to talk all the time,
then get yelled by.
"Shut up!" was all I heard,
took me years to learn.
Over the years,
little by little,
my words start to disappear.
Sometimes I let a few out,
then they scream out loud.
"Keep your mouth shut!" I say to myself,
why did I open up,
when I should have kept it on lock.
They've always complained that you talk to much,
well now it's enough.
Silence is what they wanted,
well now they got it.
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Shadow Thoughts
Poetry"These hidden poems, previously kept to myself, now stand exposed to the world, a light for those who may find comfort or support in the shared experience of pain and trauma. Witness the dark realities of life through the lens of a writer unafraid t...