Silent Screams

"God, the walls!" She screams

Silent screams

The ones in the dead of night

The steady, unnoticed sobs that haunt her dreams. 

Little did she know they were her sobs

That night, so long ago, she was six years old

How did she know?

How did she hear those silent screams in her nightmares?

She falls onto the shower floor

She is sobbing. Violent sobs

But silent sobs

Sobs that nobody wants to notice. 

"God, please," she whispers

"If you're there. You said You'd be there

Why are You here?

 I need you!"

And yet her sobs stay silent

And no passing shadow of peace 

Follows her to her bed. 

No music can cure

No laughter can lighten

No one can take away

Because no one sees

"God," she whispers one last time

But why is He not there?

"Dad," she calls in a soft moan,

But he never really cared. 

"Mom," she says to the darkness

But no one's come to save.

So she gets up and walks to the window,

And greets the night of silent screams

"Death," her outstretched arms greet the moonlight

The sobs were constantly silent

No one cared to listen

But the demons heard.

Reviews

[Debbie]

Hannah you are simply killing me. I think it will be much less appreciation if I say it's beautiful. You left me speechless. The concept was amaxing! I loved it. Keep going! ((HUGS)) Fondly, Debbie.

[Hannah Roi]

Oh, wow, thanks. I was actually just trying to enter a sad poem writing contest so I just hurriedly wrote it down, but I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback.