Voices of the Silenced
#15 of Poetry
Just been a lot that's been going on. After I submitted a poem in my town locally, It seems to have caught the attention of a lot of people. Things that have been going in my head mostly
Thought that I knew what I wanted
Seems like life has a way of changing it
Through day and night
As both the moon and the sun shine on
I walk the road that very few choose to walk on
Just wanted to change a life
To help somebody from the darkness
Though I've helped many people along the way
It seems life has a way of catching up with me
Pressure starts to build up
Beginning to feel the weight of the world
On my whole back
This isn't the usual depression
Or anger that builds up
It's a pressure of great expectation
Not just from my loved ones
But on myself as well
As it slowly creeps up on me
Feeling heavier day by day
As the clock keeps ticking away
I knew the risks of choosing this path
But why must it feel like I can't move
Like the burdens of the world are slowly chaining me down
Feels like the nights are slowly passing by
Minutes feeling like eternity
Like a clock
Tick Tick Tick
Its true I wanted to help people
But for some reason I keep getting this weird feeling
All over my body
I get close to a person
And I can feel like their soul is screaming
From all the hell that they have endured
So haunting yet so similar
Working hard to help
Yet so afraid of making a mistake
Like the whole world is waiting for me
To make one mistake
With eyes that burn
Like the sun on a hot summer day
I'm supposed to set an example
who never breaks his composure
Even though I feel the burdens on my shoulders
I need to be the leader
The broken hearted look to me to guide them
It's crazy that one thing
Made me an inspiration
Even though people are healing
At the end of the day
I come out exhausted
And breathe out the screams
Of those who thought they were lost and forgotten
Can't really tell people on how I'm feeling
Without losing control of my own emotions
That and I just don't want people to think
That I can't handle this on my own
Did I make the right choice to step up
And break the silence
Because now I know
I became a voice for the silenced