I can’t speak.

I can’t seem to say anything.

I can’t say anything to save myself,

Or save another.

When I am wrongly accused,

I try to ignore it,

Because I can’t seem to bring myself to speak up,

And defend my place.

I let people push me around,

But do I say anything to stop them?

No.

Why don’t’ I say something?

Why don’t I let them know I am a person who deserves respect?

Why don’t I tell the person I love my true feelings for him?

Because I don’t think I can.

I can’t seem to believe in myself.

When the innocent are being hurt,

I my lips are sealed.

Why do I let them suffer?

I try to help,

But things just go wrong,

And I stumble on the right words to defend them.

I am weak and powerless,

What can I do to help?

Nothing,

Unless I risk getting hurt again.

I’ve been through so much pain,

I can’t seem to ignore it anymore.

Nothing can stop it from eating me alive.

I want to say I’m sorry,

But words can’t come.

No words could describe how sorry I am right now.

I never think I can say anything right,

So I don’t say anything at all.

What’s wrong with me?

Why I am so incapable?

I’m afraid of saying something wrong,

And just hurting someone even more.

The sad truth is,

I can’t seem to speak,

Even to save my life.

I need to voice myself,

And be heard.