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Imperceptible

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Can you see me?
See that I've been crying?
See that my walls are falling
and my bearing has been broken?
Can you see that the façade has crumpled?

Can you hear me?
Hear my screams?
Hear the whine that escapes
and reveals the suppressed sobs?
Can you hear that my silence has been pierced?

Can you sense me?
Sense my hidden presence?
Sense that something is amiss
and that my toughness is now broken?
Can you sense that I found a heart and it is broken?

Can you taste me?
Taste that coppery smell?
Taste the blood in the air
and know that it is escaping me?
Can you taste that I am bleeding from open wounds?

Can you know me?
Know the things that hurt me?
Know that I still love you
and that I will not forgive myself?
Can you know that I am aching with concern for you?

Can you feel?
Feel the ache in my chest?
Feel the soft parts on my skin
and feel that they are faded scars?
Can you feel that I am shattering into glass?
i have been so close to death so many times, and people never notice. i am more broken than i have been in a long time. i actually cried. in school. i want to scream. but no one notices. i am nobody. invisible, inaudible, no presence. imperceptible.
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starsinthenightsky79's avatar
You were right. I definitely like this....very well written. Good job.