Silent Rebellion

Hanging by a thread

"Hanging by a thread" that's what her mother always said

The kind of life she led

Living her life on the edge

Not listening to what anybody said

No tears, even at funerals

No emotions, her heart left for dead

Stranded in a desert,

All ties severed

Her heart kept together only by a thread.

Barely holding on,

Many years have passed and gone,

She looks back at her life,

Surprised she's still alive,

So many risks, so many smiles,

So many mountains of trials she climbed,

And yet, sometimes she gets that look in her eyes,

A look of regret,

Hoping she could have cried,

Hoping she could feel,

Hoping to have shown sympathy in her eyes,

Hoping her life didn't hang by a thread,

Hoping for a different fate,

A different life she could have led.

Strength and hope and breakfast in bed,

Love and friendship and secrets she could have shared,

The life of her dreams...

But remember what her mother said,

Her life hanging by a thread,

Poisonous words filtered into her head,

No peace, no rest,

No break from the dread she felt,

No break from the fear-

Manipulated by those meant to be near.

Her heart a desert,

All ties severed.

Peace and freedom she could have never imagined

She looks back at her life,

It was filled with worry and strife,

But now,

A life that looks forward to the sunrise,

Now, a life with hope on the line,

No longer just hanging by.

❤