Maybe

I want to scream.

So loud, that the whole world would listen.

Listen to the void in my chest.

Feel the ache in my heart.

Drench in the tears I shed.

So loud, that your ice cold heart would hear a crack.

So loud, that your demons would cry.

Maybe you’ll realize how much it hurts.

Maybe you’ll want to take away my pain.

Maybe you’ll understand the depths I’ve dived into.

Maybe you’ll come back.

Maybe.

But I don’t scream that loud.

I can’t.

Instead.

I plug in earphones.

Listen to your songs.

And pretend I’m doing just fine.