Their Words

By Gracelyn N. Rose

Their words

Claw at me

Scream at me

Tear me at the seams

And I scream

The silent screams

Are no longer silent

But violent

Twisted 

And scarred

Too scared to breathe

It is only a wheeze

Whiskey breaths

And shaking heads

I am on display for all to see

Me

I am on display for all to see

With shaking heads

And whiskey breaths

It is only a wheeze

Too scared to breathe

Scarred

Twisted

And violent

I am no longer silent

The silence screams

As they scream

It tears them at the seams

Scream at them

Claw at them

Their words scream

But not at me.

By Gracelyn N. Rose