To Noise
you drape an arm over me,
busying the other with your phone
its screen is hurting my eyes and your chin is hurting my ribs, but i don’t say that
i don’t say a thing
it’s too late, i say
i don’t want to disturb you
i can’t handle another fight today
my mouth is closed
i want to scream
i want to make a noise
that you won’t be able to pick apart and refute
i want to tell you that i’m unhappy,
that i want out
that i want to make it all stop
all the fights, all the tension in my chest,
all the arguments i lose
i want it to be gone;
for us to be okay again,
for your jokes to make me smile
and your lips to make me weak
i don’t want silence
Copyright © Ava Siomou | Year Posted 2023
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