Imagine yourself
Alone in your head
You're hanging, dangling
From a silver threadEmpty, alone
With the monsters within
Internally screaming
You just want to give inNow imagine that's you
Every day, every hour
Forever sinking
Like a wilting flowerYou try to tell your dad
And you try to tell your mom
But they say you're being silly
You've just got to move onBecause teens don't know sorrow
Not the hardships of life
They're just kids with imaginations
Just looking for attention, right?You think that there's none
Who knows how you feel
You're just so alone
But the feelings- they're realUseless,
Neglected,
Forgotten,
Distressed.Alone,
Afraid,
But mostly,
Depressed.And your friends
They go on
Like nothing has changed"They must care"
Your thoughts whisper
The lies in your brainYou can't escape it
Trapped in your own skin
You're ugly
You're hated
But you masked it with a grinYou hate what you feel
So instead you feel nothing
Your insides are numb
Your confidence crumblingYou look to other things
To stop the pain
Cutting, pills
But it gives you no gainAnd the people around you
Shout abuse your way
"You're hurting yourself, stop it"
That's all they ever sayNo matter how you plead
That you're broken inside
They turn the other way
They run, they hideThey say you're foolish
It's all in your head
What they don't know is inside
You're already dead
YOU ARE READING
These Words Scream
PoetryHighest Ranking: #12 in Poetry. Mystical Awards Readers Choice Winner in Poetry.