Lines cover
Every inch of me
They tell a story
You can't see
I keep them hidden
I hate the stares
But no one watches
And no one cares
I go through life
Staying silent
No one can know
I'm sick, or viloent
This pain is mine
I can live, or die
The hardest question
Is if I should try
Stay, or go
It doesn't matter
But I often think
It should be the latter.
@tamsnumber4 Feb 2022
The mental illness or depression, self harm and confusion of this is very real. that last verse is so revealing and shocking...great write.
@dukongp100 Feb 2022
Good interpretation of inner conflict, I like the second to last section bringing the insecurity and unsurenes of the narrator
@tabitha Feb 2022
I found the lines "No one can know/ I'm sick, or violent" to be especially impactful. The idea of secrecy around suffering carries so much weight to it - I can see why it made it into the title. All the best
@bradbrubaker Feb 2022
That fourth stanza says it all so well. And the answer in the final stanza brings it home. Wishing the best to you.
@metalfoot Feb 2022
I'm always on team 'live' but you know that. Very evocative, as always.