CHILD OF SILENCE Child of silence goes unheard Lives unnoticed, speaks not a word The anger, the hurt, that's buried inside Utterance of words that were so long denied Please shut up! Don't look at me that way! Please don't interrupt! That's what her parents would say So deep within her heart, her soul The torture brought it's mighty toll The pain kept on digging away Stopped her from what she needed to say She needed to scream She needed to lament Throw her fists up in the air Just let the feelings vent With pencil in hand and plenty of time Writing her thoughts down, most in poetic rhyme As words dance ever so lightly, upon thin sheets of white The candle continues to burn, on into the dead of night It is the nighttime, when all her thoughts run free Memories, dreams and nightmares, mixed with ebony So many questions unanswered, of what mark on life she leaves So the child of silence sits and waits, for love is all that she needs Copyright © 2001 Twisted Dreams & Karen Gretencord. All rights reserved. Reproduction is strictly prohibited.