and these words wouldn't stay forever as what legends had said
these heartaches wouldn't last, either
the stars and moon and sun would finally stop shining
and then, i'd be able to drift to sleep.
a nagging craving for silence
my mind, so loud, it hurts
the noise was unbearable
and the pain was too,
so i stayed awake all night,
eyes bulging as the daylight shone
but the darkness swallowed me in
dried tears filled my pillow case
my body's paralyzed, too tired—oh, God.
my mind won't shut, my heart won't open
both are too broken to function properly
silence, silence is what i crave for
i just want to go away
escape from this city, escape from these monsters
but how can I?
when the devil was inside me all along.
so i tried to close my eyes,
i wished for silence
and the next thing i knew was,
I was turning back into ashes.
YOU ARE READING
Chained
PoetryI asked you if you love me. You widened the space between your thumb and your index finger, saying, "this much" And then I asked you if you love her. Your silence made me realize that both hands weren't long enough Completed.
