The Breach

The Silence Within

In the silence, I found a storm A tempest raging, unspoken and warm The weight of words left unspoken grew A heavy burden, crushing, anew

I was a child, unloved and alone The love I received was not love at all, but a tone A tone that said "you're not enough" and "you're wrong" Echoes that haunted me, where love should have been strong

The silence was a chasm, deep and wide A breach that gaped, where connection should have resided I searched for solace, for a gentle hand But found only echoes, in this desolate land

In the silence, I screamed and I cried Tears that fell like autumn rain, as the storm inside subsided slowly, like a tide receding from the shore Leaving behind the wreckage of what I once had store