deepundergroundpoetry.com

Image for the poem Bystander

Bystander

Voices penetrate the wall, again
Scattered words of rage, betrayal and menace
Only fragments of phrases caught:
"He keeps accusing me of..."
"She's been fucking my only..."
"He's delusional and not to be..."
"I can't take another minute of her..."
Punctuated by slamming doors and broken glass
And one keening plea for assistance
The darkness has advice
Counseling to stay clean and clear
And plead ignorance when the authorities arrive
Deaf, dumb and blind to each of their questions
Then a show of civic outrage if pressed
Various demons will supply back up on this
Encouraging silence, the illusion of personal safety
"Don't get involved," they instruct
"Just keep your head down and we'll never tell a soul."
Written by crowfly
Published
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
likes 13 reading list entries 1
comments 24 reads 950
Commenting Preference: 
The author encourages honest critique.

Latest Forum Discussions
SPEAKEASY
Today 11:51am by Too_hot69
POETRY
Today 11:21am by Grace
COMPETITIONS
Today 11:15am by Her
SPEAKEASY
Today 9:24am by Too_hot69
COMPETITIONS
Today 4:56am by NANCY_RDZ_STORIES
SPEAKEASY
Today 4:15am by Grace