As I Scream

A rework of an older poem..


As I Scream
- Andrew Williams

Dumb and wet,
my anguish pours
and drops onto the ground.
No one notices,
thank God.

Deep breaths echo
like the roar
of a leveled forest.

Flash of a smile,
fading now--
like the moistness on my cheeks.

I don't want to believe.
I am alone
in a hazy black/blue.
Fall forever, freeze,
as I scream.

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*original


Silent tears pour
and drop onto the ground.
Almost unnoticed,
but seen by me.

Deep breaths echo

Memory of a smile,
fading now--
like the wetness on my cheeks.

My heart doesn't believe.
Reality sets in.
Time stops, freeze,
as I scream.