Silence;
was someone I thought I didn’t mind
He said he lived in the bath
that perhaps
if I held my head
below water
for long enough
I could be amongst him
in the still and strong
Yet my body won't stop squirming
as I lay there, it feels wrong
water spills over the tub
as I dive
deeper
hard knocks on / the / door /
urge me to
come out already
maybe I am taking too long
to find you
love
my skin is wrinkled
from soaking myself in shame
at last
for air
I come up
as I can't live with Silence;
no I won't
I wanted the world (to) be quieter
and all he did was try to shut my mouth
to convince me that
love should not
S C R E A M
from the rooftops
I am a fool wrapped in a white towel
How could a man
show me
love without fear?
When it is a woman who risks the fall
It is a woman who knows constant injury
And it is a woman who rebuilds herself
time and time again
I urge myself to run for the hills
and yell to the sky,
withstanding the soapy bubbles
still fresh on my ankles.
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