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Kills Me Slowly

May 25, 2018
By ZzGirl GOLD, Villanova, Pennsylvania
ZzGirl GOLD, Villanova, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"The thing to fear was the thing that made her beautiful and not us" -Toni Morrison


It’s the silence that kills me slowly,
when I don’t say a word.
They tell me to say what I’m thinking,
it’s not that easy.

This silence muffles me,
until I cannot bear it any longer.
But I still can’t speak my truth,
they wouldn’t understand it.

They wouldn’t understand
the fears I see in the night,
the thoughts I think,
the things I feel.

The silence is killing me slowly.
Taking my breath away,
leaving me lonely,
unwanted.

When I do speak,
they do understand.
It’s the fear that stops me,
and the silence kills me slowly.



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