Unmute

By Rithija

Though I’ve got answers to all your questions

My lips cease to move

I can’t seem to voice out those unsaid thoughts

Trying to break through and fall out as words sharp as shards

Yet, as if my voice was taken away from me

I can do nothing but stare at the ground

Feel intimidated and small.

Your words are harsh,

Your perception so wrong

Guess you’ve never understood me

Nothing surprising

Oh, how could you waste your precious energy over petty things

But I promise you

One day I’ll come back stronger

When your glare can affect me no more

When I look into your eyes and speak for myself

Then my lips are no longer sealed

By Rithija