I look around me to see the emptiness that has fallen upon my soul
Left with questions and no answers to my aching barely beating heart
Their is no one that I can talk to or reach for a hand to help warm the cold
Its starting to freeze inside and I can hardly breathe with the silence I hold
Darkness was once only a word to me but now it's my vision
The simple things have become too difficult for me to do
I can't see past this disturbing silence which screams yet with no sound
And yes I'm searching for something or someone before I drowned
Grasping for hope and truth has caused an uncontrollable weakness
I try to swallow back the tears when I see happiness which I long for
This cross that I'm bearing is weighing heavy upon my soul of confusion
Wondering what is real or fabrication or something as complex as an illusion
So all that I have is what I long to get rid of and push far away
Just to hear laughter and the voices of love that have been taken from me
Inside my head is the battle between right and wrong causing my quiet violence
Can you hear it?, Cause I can and its tearing me up inside with its sheer silence
Author notes
A bit of my own silence that maybe you can hear hidden in my poem. A dark deep inner silence. Hope this fits.
A contest entry
- The Lonliness of the Human Heart by angel alone.
525 points, ended September 1, 2007, 23 entries
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Comments
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while your silence might be dark and deep, the poem itself misses both those in my mind. Thanks for entering though.
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I could get used to reading more poems like this one...the style and flow were great. I'll work my way through your list and enjoy a few more, while I'm at it.
Great stuff, m'lady. -
i can hear it loud and clear and let it be known that you should not be silenced anymore for you are strong
people are here to listen and care
a strong powerful write from the heart and full of emotions
well done
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