Words Unspoken

There are a thousand words inside of me
Begging to be set free
I want to tell my sister
That I don't understand why I no longer see her
I want to tell my mother and father
That I don't think I can pretend to be happy for much longer
I want to tell you
That I love you so much
But I can't see us together in the future
These words want to be screamed out loud
But every time I open my mouth
I don't make a sound
It's like someone is grabbing me by the throat
Leaving me no air
Forcing the words to stay where they are
It's like I am trapped underwater
But every time I sit down with a pen and paper
It's like the words are suddenly brave
They flit from my heart
Straight onto the page
In that moment I experience freedom
When I let go of the words- so long unspoken
But then I close my notebook
And the words get locked away
Never to be set free again

Reviews

[Sue]

This resonates on so many levels - another great poem....keep going, you have a real gift x

[I Am Svetlana]

I really enjoyed this simply because I found it very easy to relate to. It's as if a piece of paper can make us instantly open up, instead of telling actual people around us what we need to say. Around the people, we lose our words and get all choked up. Beautiful job!