As a child I always talked too much
I was frequently told to keep quiet
I never would though
I would ask thousands of questions
Talk about anything and everything
I would always have the last word
I would keep talking, never keeping quiet
One day came though
I talked and no one listened
“Why will no one listen” I asked
They said, “No one cares what you have to say”
“You are not that important anyway”
I paused and thought
In my head my thoughts were racing
All those things people told me
“Be quiet.”, “Shut your mouth.”, and “Do not speak.”
No one cared, no one listened
I am not important, what is the point
Quiet
The world was squeezing me dry
No words were left to say
I grew silent I could not speak
It was not my place
My voice was gone I was finally quiet
I was quiet the first day of freshman year
I made no friends
I was quiet when those boys harassed me every day
No one stopped them
I was quiet when the bullying became too much
I was quiet when I tore at my thighs, blood dripping staining the floor
I was quiet when on the inside my mind was screaming “SPEAK!”
I opened my mouth to tell the world what I was thinking
But the only sound that came out was
“Everything is fine”