The Reflection of Shadows
Say Something
Her eyes told a story of despair,
Of secret longings never shared,
Of things she held inside at night
Except when tears fell at her side.
Her ears took in words of anger, hate;
The rapid beat her heart would make
Each time a 'right' turned out a 'wrong'
For reasons she had never known.
Her lips held in doubts, secrets, fears,
Tightened together all those years.
Silent and steadfast, not one slip
Of all the things she should admit.
Her body betrayed her; warning signs-
Black and blue bruises she couldn't deny.
Damages that refused to be hidden
By sweaters and scarves, glasses and mittens.
Then one kind stranger changed her fate,
Saw those bruises, knew the pain.
Showed her courage, showed her hope,
Gave her the strength to leave her home.
_
Her heart: it will heal, it will learn, it will live.
Her mind will empty and forget.
Her life will start afresh and new
Because someone said something when they needed to.
Of secret longings never shared,
Of things she held inside at night
Except when tears fell at her side.
Her ears took in words of anger, hate;
The rapid beat her heart would make
Each time a 'right' turned out a 'wrong'
For reasons she had never known.
Her lips held in doubts, secrets, fears,
Tightened together all those years.
Silent and steadfast, not one slip
Of all the things she should admit.
Her body betrayed her; warning signs-
Black and blue bruises she couldn't deny.
Damages that refused to be hidden
By sweaters and scarves, glasses and mittens.
Then one kind stranger changed her fate,
Saw those bruises, knew the pain.
Showed her courage, showed her hope,
Gave her the strength to leave her home.
_
Her heart: it will heal, it will learn, it will live.
Her mind will empty and forget.
Her life will start afresh and new
Because someone said something when they needed to.
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