“Silent Screams”
I screamed so many times but no one ever heard
The pain was there, the anger true, yet didn’t say a word
Muffled time and again by someone else’s need
Always, their desires, their screams that I must heed
I hold my baby as she cries
Letting all her anger fly
Wondering how it would feel to not have it all tied up inside
I want to let it out, to finally be free.
But all too often I’m still swept up in someone else’s need
The words of my scream must finally be heard
If not, lies will win; not giving them the last word
Behind the walls, with loving eyes, I’ll give the rage its face
I’ve found it’s not my own, began long ago, another time and place
I fight for now, to feel myself alive within my skin
Groping blindly, missing moments, still I won’t give in
Sit with sadness, embrace joy, listen to the ache
For now it’s not just for me, my heritage at stake
I hold my baby as she cries
Letting all her anger fly
No more wondering, I cry with her as I’m freed with tears long passed by
I let it out, I’m finally free
Not consumed, yours and mine – humanity’s - great need
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