Veiled, Stilled and Toxic

I pass by hushed hopping that someone will hear me

No, no not me, I don't want them to hear me

I want them to her the desperate cries ringing out from my soul

I live undetected hopping that someone will see me

But not my face or body my lingering pain and endless tears

My mask can't really be that convincing

Can it?

I run toward any sign of hope I can find

Rejected by the choices of those around me

I hide in the darkness wishing they would listen

Longing for them to open their eyes and see me

But as they open them they turn away

I blend into the night, but they just can't see in the dark

Can they?

I am stuck being both invisible and voiceless

The spurn from my loved ones filled my heart

Not with sadness but with violence and rage

I can't control myself any longer

My emotions spin out of control and I think to myself

You can't breathe through a slit throat

Can you?