"speak"
they said
but I couldnt
I was drowning
in the static.
it was really
loud.
so everytime
I tried
the static made me stutter
and stumble
and fall
and the words "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!"
was all the reply
I tried to swim
but the current carried me
and I became lost
for years
I let the static own me
I let the static control me
but who was I?
what had I become?
so I didn't speak
I screamed
I yelled
I yelled until they heard me
or I thought they  might.
because the speaking didn't work
so maybe if I yelled
they would see my years of
all the times I tried
to speak
and all the words they
never heard
I screamed
I shouted
but they never heard me.
so they
will never
hear me
speak
again.