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Scream
They say
screaming
is good for the
soul. I
can't take back all the
classes I've
walked out of, or the
friends who've
left me for their own
vindication, but oh,
can I scream.
I spend a lot of time
screaming; most of the
day, waking or un. I
scream while the
teacher's talking, on
quiet bus rides home, while I'm
painting a face on for my
therapist. I
even scream in my sleep with my
eyes wide open.
It's all in my
head, they'd have me know,
when I can't deliver
speech or look
anyone in their
eyes, but I'll have you
know that I am, in fact,
talking - no, screaming -
at you. Why can't you
hear me? In these words, my
lungs are fucking
collapsing trying to get
someone in this
haze of paranoia and self-
incarceration to just fucking
hear
me
out.
There's a point where
I've screamed so
much inside this cerebral
prison that I think even my
own soul has gone
deaf to the sound of it.
Published 13th Mar 2015
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13th Mar 2015 1:57am
Nice stuff
You caught the rhythmn to early which is a healthy sign for writing free verses.
mcjay
You caught the rhythmn to early which is a healthy sign for writing free verses.
mcjay
13th Mar 2015 2:06am
13th Mar 2015 3:17am
Nice ink.. I especially like the ending.. Deep and thought provoking, keep em' coming!
13th Mar 2015 3:23am
13th Mar 2015 10:29pm
in this world of blaring machines, crying babies, & preachers obfuscating, even those screams are not heard.
what option is there, but to howl at the moon...
what option is there, but to howl at the moon...
23rd Mar 2015 11:29am
Well, you scream so beautifully, especially on paper. I really like the gradually violent, desperate hatred and cursing in the third stanza. As usual, such an excellent ink, with brevity and insight.
23rd Mar 2015 11:47am
This reads like the painting "The Scream" looks. The screaming inside our heads is a great idea. Oh and the hear me out part works very well. The build up to it gives it a alot of power. Lastly, I enjoyed your choice in imagery. Very common place stuff like school and walking make the poem more accessible--which works well for something psychological like this.
