Silent

Pantoum-form of Malaysian poetry

Silent
Must be silent
Can't let them hear
Can't let them see

Must be silent
Can't be noticed
Can't let them see
Must stay invisible

Can't be noticed
I'm their enemy
Must stay invisible
Too late

I'm their enemy
I don't know why
Too late
They see me

I don't know why
They hate me so much
They see me
Their eyes full of hate

They hate me so much
Is it my body? My hair?
Their eyes full of hate
I try and fight back

Is it my body? My hair?
Why they attack me so much
I try and fight back
I just get it worse

Why they attack me so much
I don't know why
I just get it worse
If I even try

I don't know why
They leave me on the ground
If I even try
They beat me down again

They leave me on the ground
As I cry
They beat me down again
I deserve it

As I cry
As I think
I deserve it
I could die

As I think
Lying on the ground
I could die
Flooding tears from my eyes

Lying on the ground
Silent
Flooding tears from my eyes
Can't let them hear

No one ever hears