Hush you tell me
And I slide down in my seat, locking my mouth shut
My mouth urges to open
And I feel like words are spilling out of my eyes
So I let them spill on the pages
Words fly across the paper
And ink stains my hands
Anger, and sadness seeping from my fingertips
Through the pen, and onto the page
Hush you tell me
But the lock on my mouth demands to be unlocked
My fingers are tired, and my mind weary
As my tongue screams to let it free
My vocal chords aching to be given a voice
But you continue to tell me “You are only a child”
“You couldn’t possibly understand adult issues”
My mind yearns to prove you wrong
To show you I understand
Hush you tell me
But I will no longer be silent
My courage grabs the key and puts it to my lips
And before I can think, all the words that I couldn’t write
Pour out of me like liquid
It drips off of my face and you watch with fear in your eyes
My tongue dances around as if has rehearsed this dance over, and over
And the words flow off of my lips like honey
You try to open your mouth but find no courage to let any words come out,
Hush I tell you
By Rylie Marcuz