Stay Silent

People believe I'm quiet,

That it's because of inherent shyness

What people don't understand,

Is I'm silent

Because they don't want to hear

What I have to say

The emotions buried,

The thoughts stored away,

The suffering of another day

It seems every time I speak up,

Allow those stray ideas

To break free,

A person cries,

A person rages,

A person drinks the truth away

They can't handle

What is right in front of them,

Gazing back with

An ugly, jagged smile

And they sure as hell

Can't face it

That's why I always choose

To remain silent