The Monster Hiding Within

The chains you put on my hands were never lifted.
Even after all those years,the painting on the wall is tilted.
Everyone tells me to just move on.

But how,when I have nobody to call on the phone?
My contact list is empty,and my heart bleeds still.
 Because years ago,I lacked free will.

They taped my mouth shut,so I don't scream.
Telling me,that a silly child is all I have been.
I tried to explain it to them,I tried to set myself free.

But the chains of trauma tightened on me.
I tried to scream,run or hide.
But this monster didn't let me be.

It grew sharp claws,invisible to the human eye.
It clawed my skin and never said goodbye.
The grip tightened ,and I couldn't let out a scream.

Now I try and tell it all through a screen.
Hoping,that somebody would listen to what I have been.
Hoping somebody would fill the cracks with glue through the screen.

But alas,that doesn't heal it all.
Something's hiding behind a tall,stone wall.
It's the monster,the fear of what people might say.

The one who is always trying to hide and silently obey.
It lets out loud whispers through the night.
Always searching for the hope of healing light.