Silent People
Sitting Still
Faces Blank
Eyes Screaming
Eyes Screaming
Kind Darkness
Merciless Light
Shadows Grinning
Flickering Flame
Won't See
Colorful Concoctions
Confusing Companions
Dangerous Doorways
Incorrect Reflections
Untimely accompaniments
Foiled Futures
Puddles but
not of
Water Here
Never of
Water Here
Empty Houses
Porcelain Faces
Glass Eyes
Staring Alive
Static Sound
Fraying Fabrics
Fraying Ties
Pristine Teaset
On Display
Never used
Without Purpose
Life Unfulfilled
Leather-bound Journal
Half Consumed
Cut Short
Ink Drips
From Pen
Having Dropped
Instructions Followed
Orders Obeyed
Wishes Delayed
Coffin Buried
Dreams missed
Passed Away
Indirect Accusations
The Trusted
Found Lying
Not Shield
But Shell
Four Gone
Her Fault
Her regret
Her Remorse
Ink Behind
There Forever
Her Reminder
Her recollection
Physical Bullets
Pierce Skin
Verbal Bullets
Pierce Heart
Tests of Courage
Tests of Wisdom
Tests of Strength
Tests of Endurance
Tests of Devotion
Tests of Creativity
Tests of Loyalty
Tests of Determination
Will They Stop?
They Never Stop
Thirteen Chapters
Thirteen Books
Thirteen very
Unfortunate Events
Word Forbidden
Still Said
Silly Rules
Simple Words
Supposedly Vulgar
No Value
Just Idea
Clock Tower
Bell Chimes
Empty Town
Lonely Sound
Material Possessions
Hold Emotions
Only because
We Always
Let Them
Doll House
Fake House
Fake Friends
Fake Emotions
Fake Creation
No Preparation
Real World
Real Problems
Grow Up
Faster Faster
Suport Pressure
Crumple Trying
Generation Failure
Listen Listen
Mad Rambling
Mad Woman
Why Pay Attention?
I'm Not meant to be Taken Seriously anyway
Even early on, I could tell your poem had a story within it, and it continued to build until the very end. I loved it! You have an idiosyncratic way with words.
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