Poems of Sadness > Reviews (38)

Did your hear the whisper echo deep inside my brain,
Did you hear the footsteps follow me? There they are again...
Have you noticed something strange about the way I act?
Have you noticed something different, rather odd in fact?
Have you felt the fear that I am feeling every day?
Have you seen the way I found it impossible to say
Anything personal at all to you or anyone,
How I always hide away and want to be alone?
Have you noticed how I walk with my head slightly bowed?
It isn't disrespect at all, it's just because I'm scared.
It's not usual for me to look you in the eye,
I often look down to the floor so you don't see me cry.
I've always wondered how everyone one, just takes it in their stride,
I doubt you would notice at all if I was by your side.
I'm just a little person, someone life just passes by,
A little speck of dust, that irritates your eye.
But when I'm all alone at home, there's much you do not see,
There's so much I experience, and it really terrifies me.
If you just rolled up my shirt sleeves, you'd see bruise after bruise,
From years of punishment, neglect, and downright cruel abuse.
But I just sit there on my own and take it in my stride,
As I know once and for all, there's no-one by my side.