Layla Riley-Hill Poet Free verse

The voice that only speaks violence

Her silence spoke louder than words
Her eyes A window to her hurt
Begging to be heard
She thought that was something she deserved 
So why had she been ignored 

She roamed the earth like a ghost
A lost soul hoping for more
Hoping someone will help her 
Someone would see how hard she tries
To not cry
Despite her watery eyes

She hadn't known peace
Even within sleep
Even her pain haunts her sleep
She wished she could be 
Someone else 
To have a brain that wouldn't constantly turn on its self
Words unspoken trapped in her mouth
She wants to scream and shout 
Only silence found its way out 
She wanted help
But she didn't know how 
All she wanted was to stop drowning herself 

Her body bore the weight 
Of the burden of hate 
A painful ache 
Her constant headaches 
To her it was funny how she was full of silence 
Begging to leave 
For anyone to see her constant pleas
But anytime she tried 
She was denied the right 
To fight for a life 
That hides in plain sight 
The only thing that stopped her was her mind
A place where it was hard to find
A thought that was kind 
This caused her to be blind
To a new life so she could leave her unhealed self behind 

She just wanted someone to hold her hand
To understand 
And guide her to a life
Where she didn't have to constantly fight to stay alive

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