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Slowly

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By Tracey Lapham WhitePublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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Silence kills, yes.

Slowly, me.

My own self-mockery comes

Not in the form of laughter,

But something more

Frightening, Dangerous.

It screams, and it spits

Acid...

Fire...

Knives.

Silently I waited

to be noticed.

Silently I yearned

for the affections

Of someone, anyone;

Especially myself, but

Not for me. Not today.

Silently I screamed,

And only Silence returned my call.

The more it filled me

the more empty I was.

The more it consumed me

the more I died.

The more it stuck me

the more I bled.

The voices in the Silence -

They wait for me and,

Yes, they laugh.

The violent kind of laugh they put in

horror shows;

Demented and depraved.

It spits, and burns, and cuts -

Unintelligible

curses and snarls.

It comes out through my physical body:

It sweats out through my pores;

It whispers

through each caress

And moans through each fuck;

It forces itself through my voice,

Changing the visions of my eyes;

It cuts my skin;

It grinds my teeth,

It hurts my head.

It threatens to kill me

when all seems lost

And doesn't it so often seem

all

lost.

Fuck the Silence,

And the fucking Noise.

It spits acid, fire, knives.

The Silence

is a pit from which

I claw myself out.

Slowly, me.

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About the Creator

Tracey Lapham White

Born in Barrie, Ontario. Son Jamie, full of insight, creativity, and beauty. Tracey enjoys reading, Netflix, cleaning the house, making it messy again, good food, laughter, and education.

https://www.traceylaphamwhite.ca/blank

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