Speaking only hurts,
When words are not heard.
When they fall on deaf ears,
What use is a word?
Speaking only hurts,…
When it’s misunderstood;
With words twisted by flight,…
Speaking,…tell me why I should?
For most see with their sight,
And move along with the air,
Without a care,…..
……Without a single care.
K. Aldaya, 12/20/21
Picture: By Claudia Bellati on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/9f4y9w4WyVU
Words are torturous,
They bleed from the tongue,
And stain the speaker,
With songs unsung.
For thieves steal,
And sadists rend,
Each thought and phrase,
To savor or spend.
Speech is perilous,…
And overrated,
As mouths full of blood,
Become tasteless, and hated.
Unable to speak,
Coagulated throats suffocate,
On loneliness and misery,
And festering hate.
Words are torturous,
They bleed from the tongue,
Until they choke the speaker,
With thoughts unstrung,
Unheard,…
Unsung.
K. Aldaya, 6/15/21
Picture: By Rots Marie-Helene on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/kLxCNB2JIyI
They’ll tell you not to try,
And tell you that you can’t.
They’ll tell you there are limits,
And those without them: “Intransigent!”.
I’ve known so many such as them,
And I’ve come to realize,
The strength and courage within you,
They’ll never accept or recognize.
So don’t ever hold yourself back,
For the sake of someone who “cares”.
No one will hold you back for your sake.
They’ll hold you back for theirs.
K. Aldaya, 1/18/21
Picture: From New Girl; https://giphy.com/gifs/new-girl-fox-new-girl-xT0BKrCsKse91wFt72
I could scream, and yell, and tell you off,
But why even bother?
When you’re determined to misunderstand me.
I’m always the loser. The criminal. The other.
There’s no use in talking to those who can not hear,
And there is no use in waiting in a line,
When you’re always in the rear.
Nothing gained, and more time lost.
Time’s so precious…
It’s too high a cost!
So I won’t pay with my time anymore,
Nor wait for another attack.
I’ve turned and walked away from you,
And I’m not coming back.
K. Aldaya, 12/2/20
GIF: From The Vampire Diaries; https://weheartit.com/entry/310251927
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