Let Them Hear It (Poem)

Talking...

Never has it been a strong point,

always having plenty to say
but words fail at every turn.
promises made to be broken.

Speak too loudly, you're screaming.
Speak ever so softly, you're merely a whisper.
two things taken for granted.
When you speak both, you offend another.
Causing more silence instead of words.

Silencing your words, racing thoughts.
Why you ever opened your mouth in the first place,
questioning everything you are.
anger and frustration grow.

Tired of remaining quiet
just to please another.
It is not worth keeping it all in.
Let it go, let them hear it.

Say what needs to be said.

Encouraged to speak,

Truth and honesty,

Shutting down, closing off

Amidst the silence...

Speak, damn it.

Be silent no more.

kl 10/18/16

Somewhere Beneath the Stone (Poem)

The light that once existed deep down
was not destroyed but smothered with stone.
The thought of forever in darkness
became a part of life that felt normal.

Darkness became a comfort zone,
a place to run and hide in fear.
Somewhere that was not of this world
where one could be scared and alone.

Then you came along
with your hammer and chisel.
Slowly, you started to chip away the stone
searching for something beneath it.

More of the stone starts to chip away
revealing the depths to a brilliant light.
Finally, piercing the right point
the stone broke apart and light poured out
with hopes to never be sealed up again.

kj - 1/17/16