Silence Kills

What’s the point in shouting your name

When words can’t reach you, so you never came

Why do I still reach out to thin air

For a lingering touch that was truly not there

 

The stains on my pillow, rumpled sheets on my bed

Mem’ries play over and over inside my head

The endless ticking of the clock pushes me

Almost to the brink of insanity

 

The shadows engulf me, the loneliness keeps

The dreams from escaping as I fall asleep

The silence, it kills me, pulsing inside my head.

So I cover my ears and sing lullabies instead.

 

The moaning and wailing slices through the night

The shadows retreating to corners in fright

They hinder my dreaming and nightmares stop by

To torture my sanity until it dies.

Reviews

[KimLove "The Beautiful ..]

This was a grand write... It touched me deep, I understand and relate to this way too well. Your imagery is almost scary to me because I know the sound way too well. Magic pen at work here Clair xx

[TheElfPrincess]

A very good poem, a stunning and breath taking piece. Well penned.

[Omegax45]

If emotions were to be express in words, this would be it.

[lifesmith]

the last line is...well, for lack of a better description, poetic. beautiful

[Krystal Nicole]

To torture my sanity until it dies
I love it!! So deep and passionate! Great poem!

[Jesse Jacques]

worded wonderfully.

[∂αʌ<..]

"The silence, it kills me, pulsing inside my head.
So I cover my ears and sing lullabies instead."

i read Cold Walls also and i think these two match together! they share the common numbness in you i think!
excellent poem!...heart-felt one! emotions just ooze out!

[Sunni Davis]

So deeply intense and emotional. It just screams from the pain and lonliness. Very well written.

[light and ashes]

Wow, intense. The sense of haunting in this poem is almost overwhelming. It is also slightly chilling.
This is the most chilling and the strongest stanza in my opinion: "The moaning and wailing slices through the night. The shadows retreating to corners in fright. They hinder my dreaming and nightmares stop by to torture my sanity until it dies."
But as a whole this is very strong writing. Phenomenal

[Keevan]

Great write, I really liked this. Keep writing, you're very talented.