Judge Dread

I am a tenant
of your penance.

I reside in your house of discontent.

My whispers scream
too loud
and yet
a voice too small to be heard.

I live in a vastness of silence
of words which cannot be heard.

This house is called dread.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Kendrick Avatar
September 3, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Interesting topic for a poem. Keep writing. Sara
Culverhouse Avatar
September 3, 2009 at 3:03 PM
I love it, nicely written
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