My P.O.E.M.S (Peculiar, Otherworldly, Eloquent Miniature Stories)

Soundproof Walls

No one can hear me

I'm trapped in a prison inside myself

Outside, I'm smiling

Inside, I'm screaming for help

These walls are strong, they won't fall down

They keep me trapped and muffle all sound

I cannot cry or scream

The walls are there, mocking me

I wish I could tell someone about the pain

They wouldn't understand though, it resides in my brain

I'm stuck behind these walls, these soundproof walls in my head

Outside, I'm still smiling, but inside I'm dead

Won't someone help me tear down these walls?

I can't stand it any longer

My smile is starting to fade

My demons are getting stronger

Soon, they will control me, soon they will escape these walls

They will take over, and everyone will see my flaws

The voices are getting louder

They rebound off the walls

I cannot feign sanity any longer

Now my smile falls

See the demons through my eyes?

They are fighting to get free

The best of me lay behind those soundproof walls

But my demons swallowed everything good about me

Now only they are left behind those soundproof walls

They are much stronger now, and the walls begin to fall

Out come my demons

You can sense them sometimes

They are there to take the warmth from my smile

And the playful glint from my eyes

You see my walls may have broken

But I was not set free

My demons consumed me first, now they control me

I built those soundproof walls to protect me from the worlds hate

Instead I trapped myself, in retrospect I think, Why didn't I build a gate?

08/13/2014