Too long silent
Lips sewn shut
with threads spun of shame
buried
locked away
never to speak the name
But the silence screams louder
than the screams in my nightmares
and the words fight to escape
their cages, hurling themselves
against prison bars
I gag them back down
swallow hard
swallow hard
Speak now or
forever
hold your tongue.
inspired by The Sounds of Silence (1965) by Simon and Garfunkel
submitted for Poetic Bloomings, Prompt 16, Playing Favorites
11 comments:
Sometimes I'm surprised when the words don't bust out my front teeth trying to get out.
I love that song... lovely sounds of silence ~
whew! the intensity built and built til explosion in this one...yes speak now!
I can REALLY relate to this feeling right now! Great write.
Love the visual of words hurling themselves against bars!
Pearl
I agree with Brian. Really intense.
Wow. I second what Brian Miller said. Intense, indeed! So glad to have you joining us at Poetic Bloomings!
... and this is a GREAT site!
Intense....speaking out will carry you through and will give you freedom.
Sometimes silence speak louder.
Beautiful piece.
Surprisingly, you speak so well of what I have inside. Thanks, it saved me some ink and some intraspection.(LOL)
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