invisible

invisible

Poem by: bek17

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Invisible

Your silence in the midst

Of our abject suffering

Is deafening,

Constricting

My heart--

I cannot breathe

The lights go dim;

And my eyes see

Fuzzy Outlines

Of shapes

That look like love

In the distance;

That I am certain

Feel like love

But, it seems,

I will never know

For sure.

I could have used

Your voice

To speak to the darkness,

To join

With mine

Crying out against

Violence

Abuse

Oppression

Hate--

We would have made a

Cacophony

Sending

Predators

Violaters

Haters

Away

At the very least,

The noise

Would have scared them...

But, you have been

Strangely silent:

I have not heard

Your voice

Blending with mine

As I weep for

Deliverance

In the dead of night.

Your fists are not

Bloody

From pounding on the

Doors

Of heaven

Until we are safe,

Free

From tyranny.

I have been hungry in your midst,

And you did not feed me;

Thirsty, and no drink

Was offered.

It's possible you

Don't see us--

That we are invisible,

Cloaked behind

Job promotions

Beautiful homes

Shiny baubles

Achievements

But, we are here

And our pain is real,

Palpable.

It stares back at me

In the mirror,

Haunting me,

A reflection

I hardly

Recognize

Anymore.

I so desperately

Wish

You knew,

You understood

How much, I,

We,

Need you

Please stop turning away

From our suffering

Please stop talking over

Our pain

Please stop changing

The subject to topics

That avoid

The issues of

Sexual violence

Abuse

Shame

And oppression

That delineate our very lives.

Please.

Just stop

And listen.

Open your eyes

And see:

It's me,

Your sister--

(mother, aunt, friend)--

Standing in the doorway of your heart;

Surrounded by the darkness

Tired

Weary

Thirsty

And weak--

Barely able to hold

Our heads

Up

In the midst of a battle

So fierce

It threatens

To claim our souls.

We could really use

A cup of cold water

And a place to lay

Our heads

Submitted: September 20, 2018

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Kossettes Novellettes

I feel like this is about GOD

Thu, September 20th, 2018 2:09am

Kossettes Novellettes

I feel like this is about GOD

Thu, September 20th, 2018 2:09am

this is beautiful :)

Thu, September 20th, 2018 12:32pm

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