VOICE
I don't think I have a voice.
If I did, maybe i hid it somewhere
When I was old enough to keep a secret.
But if i did and if I spoke,
Would you hear me?
And if my voice had color
Could it paint the picture lodged in my throat?
Could i sing through life the way that others do?
I am afraid that if I open my mouth to try,
the pain I've struggled to swallow would scream instead.
At the time, i didn't know how to speak
So I said nothing at all.
Even now, some things are just too hard to say out loud.
So, I bare the bitter taste of unhealed wounds of
every word I'm choking on of
every suffocating memory.
But I don't know how much longer
I can hold my breath.
And even now i don't know if this is my secret
Maybe you aren't worth drowning for
Maybe i deserve to breathe, too
@Lestalestrange DAMNN!! this beauty! So painfully yet beautifully articulated. Captures the unspoken emotions really well. You're so great at this ❤️
@adaptableTiger6950
Hey tiger. It was written by lob0tomyhousewife on the image sharing app that starts with letter 'I' and ends with 'M'.
For some reason this site cleared her name. I mentioned her name gave the credits too. But it disappeared 😭. Go check her poems. She's too good and relatable, I cried.
@adaptableTiger6950
I usually share poems I read. I don't write. not yet. I'm trying to improve my vocabulary first. 😭
@Lestalestrange we are trying to increase our vocabulary. Even I am too haha
@Lestalestrange
All credits to lob0tomyhousewife.
Go check her poems on "You know which app".
It starts with 'I'
@Lestalestrange The way you weave together silence and struggle is so poignant, especially with lines like "the pain I’ve struggled to swallow" and "the bitter taste of unhealed wounds.". It’s a hauntingly honest reflection on the weight of silence, while the title is “Voice”-- makes it more poignant!
@azurePond
Hey 👋🏻
check the credits. It was written by lob0tomyhousewife on i* g
