Meg Anderson Poet Free verse

I Will Not Be Silent

I will not be silent. 
I've held it back too long now. 
You have me wisp it 
under a rug.To never be
heard of again.
To not dare speak of it!

How long will I be a statue
of stone? Solid but not hollow...
but filled...with life!
Screaming to be let out of this 
prison of glass! I will not be silent!

Crawling back into this dark abyss...
watching...waiting...planning...
I will not be silent...

I can see...I can hear...the lies
being spit out of your mouth...the cover 
up ...I will not be your partner for this 
poisonous dance for two any longer
I will not be silent...

Pounding...scraping my fingers nails off...
dripping with blood... for what? For
you to shut me down? Again? As
if I have no voice. No rights... I will 
not be held silent any longer...


9/18/18
Meg

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Bias Fields February 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM Never done never silent but strong.

Chris Green September 18, 2018 at 4:17 PM Nicely expressed, we should all be allowed to speak our minds. Your poem screams with pent up anger and desire to be heard. Very cool. Meg Anderson September 18, 2018 at 7:13 PM Chris, thank you! It has been building up inside for awhile and I had to just let it out.