Submissions by Jem

I'm alone the way I've never been
Heartbroken, until the end.
Seemingly unseen in this listless silence
The waves wash over, and drown me out.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
I say the words you want to hear.
"No, nothing's wrong..."
I'm just wallowing in my world of misery.

And you can't even see that side of me
Because you can't even allow me to be me.
And I wonder why you look away
Why I disappoint you so very much

Maybe it's the things I never said
That threaten to creep out,
And when we fight, I...