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Silence Remains

October 15, 2013
By AnInkling SILVER, Castle Rock, Colorado
AnInkling SILVER, Castle Rock, Colorado
6 articles 0 photos 110 comments

Favorite Quote:
“This is your life. Is it everything you dreamed that it would be, when the world was younger and you had everything to lose?” Switchfoot
“Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?” Galatians 4:16


My mouth is shut
My lips are closed
My heart is crying
Crying to speak

I want to tell
I want to say
But I am scared
Scared to reveal

Wrought by iron, but only by lot,
A chest is filled with my thoughts,
It weighs so much, but it must stay
Hidden in my heart, hidden away.

The ghosts inside, they tug and strain,
To get out, to break their chains.
I wish I could, I wish I might,
Release the ghosts, let them take flight.

Once I tried,
One time I did,
I spoke to you,
I let them fly.

Sympathy, lacked,
Understanding, missed,
Though I spoke truth,
You saw a trick.

The ghosts to you, were just that,
You did not hear their whispers flat.
You did not see them floating on by,
“It’s all drama; It’s all a lie.”

And so, with a heavy key,
For no one else but me to see,
I chained up my own mind;
My thoughts and feelings I bind.

I can’t tell you
I cannot say
What you did
To me that day.

For I know that
Your heart would break
And so I smile
The silence remains.


The author's comments:
I love you so much, Mom. And though I will probably never tell you why you only hear silence from me; I really hope that you don't care. I am doing it simply because I know that it would break your heart to know. I love you.

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on Dec. 21 2013 at 11:44 pm
Get_Sherlock BRONZE, Waynesboro, Mississippi
2 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
We all go a little crazy sometimes. Haven't you?

Beautifully put together, and relatable as well. Great work ^_^

on Nov. 9 2013 at 7:50 pm
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
34 articles 2 photos 658 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't punish yourself," she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness too. That was writing."
--Markus Zusak, "The Book Thief"

This is a really sad poem, but the message does get across. I had to read it twice to understand what you meant. That's the worst type of thing to have to repress, love for another person. Nice work!

on Oct. 20 2013 at 8:55 pm
AnInkling SILVER, Castle Rock, Colorado
6 articles 0 photos 110 comments

Favorite Quote:
“This is your life. Is it everything you dreamed that it would be, when the world was younger and you had everything to lose?” Switchfoot
“Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?” Galatians 4:16

Thank you, too! I actually don't write much gloomy work, but I think that it definately has its place in humanity. 

on Oct. 18 2013 at 3:23 pm
VampiricAngel13 BRONZE, Randolph, Alabama
3 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Courage is not the absence of fear.

Hey it's me! I really like this work, to me it's gloomy and I enjoy gloomy. It is very thoughtful and does convey the human desire to share our secrets, opinions, and desires and to have a need for someone to hear, no to listen, understand and believe. I thank you for this! Mwah!