Choking

On my words

Blocking

Out the hurt

At least, I try

Not to cry

But I‘m drowning, I fear

Drowning in my tears

Underwater,

My voice stifled

But am I really,

Or do you just

Not want to hear me?

Has the air stopped

Carrying the sound?

Or are your ears just

Filtering me out?

Can you hear me,

Pleading—

Do you see me,

Reeling?

You keep talking

Like you do

But why are you walking

Away when I talk to you?

Dry my tears,

Will you?

Open your ears,

Please pull me

Out of this sea

I want to speak!

Do I still

Have a voice?

Perhaps I was mute

To begin with

My ears must be

Deceiving me

Since no one ever

Hears my terror

(I know it was supposed to be “can“ not “can‘t“ but the latter just suits this peom better, it turned out this way somehow.)