Silently

The floors creak under an invisible weight

I watch from a distance rocking in my iron crate

It creaks and groans as the clock ticks away

Silently the tears drip, and barrier gives way

A pain lancing through my heart, nothing able to quench the thirst

I tried and tried again but they always seem to come first

It rips my soul in half, chafes my throat and I cannot stop

Please, oh please, make it stop!

They sleep in my head

And haunt like the dead

They control every fiber of my being, and blacken my soul

It’s the Angels and the Devils—they fight for control

I give in

For what am I to do? I can’t win

I sit back and watch as they destroy my life

How they feast upon and enjoy my strife

They break my bones and rip my heart

They watch in joy as I fall apart

I’m scared to be lonely, but scared to die

I don’t want to go on, but I can’t bear to say goodbye

So I sit all alone in my iron crate and watch helplessly

As they pick apart and destroy my memory relentlessly

I watch without a sound, only tears streaking down my face

I see my every print in this world be erased

I stare at the carnage lifelessly

And all I can do is cry silently

Written by Malin N. Hohenberger