Layla Riley-Hill Poet Free verse

If the walls could speak

If the walls could speak
I wonder if they would spill all the hidden secrets
Would the foundation crumble under the weight of letting it all go
Would it cry for all the children 
Who were victims of lost innocence 
Would it tell all the stories
Of each family throughout history 

Of the little black girl 
Who felt alone 
In a world that doesn't accept her
Of how she tried to scrub of her skin in the bathroom mirror 
Wishing she could be whiter

Or of the scared son
In the living room waiting for his father to come home
Especially knowing he's been drinking a lot of alcohol 
Knowing he has to prepare for another
Beating 
Whilst his mother covered in bruises hides in shadows
Hoping her son doesn't expose what goes on at home
The walls sees how she chooses the abuse over her son
The walls have seen this many times before
They hoped this family would break the cycle
But it was wrong
The generational trauma carried on

Of the girl in the bedroom 
She's scared
She knows her truth will be silenced
They choose not believe her
Of the violence that was forced on her
Or Maybe they'll ignore her
She thinks in the black community they all talk about unity
But in reality
If that 'unity' is endangered by 
A victim 
No a survivors story 
Then that 'unity'
Divides until its you against 
The community 
But also 
Your family 

If the walls could speak
They'd take the opportunity 
To be a voice 
For all the victims that lived in that house
It would choose 
To expose the silence of the abusers
And heal the survivors

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