Can You Hear Me?
unspoken thoughts
I wish people could hear me
Not the mere words from my mouth
But the feelings from my heart
The thoughts in my mind
Because I’m not good at expressing them
I wish people could hear my insides
Screaming through my fixed smile
But I can’t release the curve of my lips
I’m aware that I’m inwardly drowning
Yet I can’t bring myself to say it
I wish people could hear beyond my list of successes
And hear the overcompensation of achievements
Recognize the hiding from reality
I’m not actually doing what I want nor am I where I want to be
But who would even hear that if I spoke
I wish people could hear my voice
Noticing the slight inflections
Fueled by my past traumas
Destroying my present day
Still I can’t vocalize anything beneath the surface
Even though I didn’t verbalize it
Can you still hear me?
