Too Busy to Scream

Too Busy to Scream

Don't

An inward request

As soft and demented

As intensities go; unsettling

Stop

A childish plea

Gone unheard under all the heat

A whisper in my ear

Meant to be sweet

But grating in the moment

Please

A wordless obscenity head bound

Deaf screams to a busy world

If only away was where I laid

A gentle touch

Disgusting; a charade of care

Look away he'll stop then

He does not

A bristle of destruction

A monster's eyes lurking

Wandering with curiosity

Let go

Too bad I never spoke these words

Out loud