The words
trickle
in...
Never spilling out.
Building,
Damming,
Damning
Screamed in silence
How are they not heard?
The words push
Heavy against the wall of indifference
Building,
Damming,
Damning
Dam be damned
The release, words gush forth -
A relief.
Why won't you touch me? Why don't you love me? Who is she? I hate her. I hate you for loving her and not me. Go to hell and take her with you.
Emotional flood abated
Release no longer a relief
Only emptiness
Loneliness
Damned Dam
About the Creator
Julie Lacksonen
Julie has been a music teacher at a public school in Arizona since 1987. She enjoys writing, reading, walking, swimming, and spending time with family.
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Comments (9)
That was heavy. The title says it all.
You put it all out there and did not hold back. Very intense and powerful.
Oh the dam be damned. Great sense of emotional release and then... that other thing. So powerful and beautifully done. Surely a winner!
Sometimes you manage to hold the words back, excellent work
This was so heartbreaking. Loved your poem!
Wow amazing Julie
This remind me of the viral Coldplay concert video. I am sure the ceo wife would like to say these things that are in this poem
What the CEO's wife won't say out loud after seeing her husband on Coldplay's Kisscam with the HR woman. Awesome poem for the challenge, Julie!!!❤️❤️💕
You've really captured the pressure of unspoken pain so vividly here.