Invisible Ink

Unsaid Thoughts

I silence myself

A hushed stillness covers my mouth as they taunt

Why don't the words flow out as they should?

Instead, I immerse my head in a book and hope they will go away.

How does one convey their pain?

I watch as other speak out with ease

So why is it that I falter

I stumble over my words more than I trip over myself

Why can't I just stand and fight for myself?

Why must each jeer land so close to my heart?

While my heart rejects every concept my mind continues to ponder them all night.

Though I have no problem sheltering others

Should I not also shield myself?

Yet it seems I reserve my statements for others

Which in the end is fine with me

I can't help but not care for myself as much as others

I have heard every comment

They already haunt me

What more do they have to say?

Yet you so brittle, so childish,

Every thought unsaid protects you

So there is no need to fret

I'll take the pain with a slight grin and a roll of my eyes

As long as you can still keep that smile on your face

I will be able to draw strength