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I've never liked the word Quiet The word pulsates through my veins Clawing at my neck Flashes in my brain Etched on my forehead "You're so quiet." I sit in the room full of people Yet I am alone. They're laughter bubbling up and overfilling the room Like the cauldron they stir Full of questions like, "You don't talk much do you?" And all I can do is shake my head shamefully. I want to scream out loud "Can you hear me now?" I cry out. I am in this empty cave of oblivion And all I hear are the taunting echoes "You're so quiet." "Speak up." And all I can do is shake my head shamefully.
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Sep 24, 2014
Sep 24, 2014 at 6:17 PM UTC
The Word Quiet
I've never liked the word Quiet The word pulsates through my veins Clawing at my neck Flashes in my brain Etched on my forehead "You're so quiet." I sit in the room full of people Yet I am alone. They're laughter bubbling up and overfilling the room Like the cauldron they stir Full of questions like, "You don't talk much do you?" And all I can do is shake my head shamefully. I want to scream out loud "Can you hear me now?" I cry out. I am in this empty cave of oblivion And all I hear are the taunting echoes "You're so quiet." "Speak up." And all I can do is shake my head shamefully.
travis-lee
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Sep 24, 2014
Sep 24, 2014 at 6:17 PM UTC
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