The Web Poetry Corner - Sherene Delgado - The Quiet settling in
The Quiet settling in
by
Sherene Delgado
Shut up
Listen to me
Try to see what I see with my eyes
My pain is real
My hurt is deep
Shut up for once
Please try to see
See me
Who I am
Beyond what
Or who you think I am
You never see me
You see beyond me
You look through me
Never paying attention to what is really there in front of you
I’m tired of tears falling from my own cheeks
Wiping each away with my hands
Hands that are so tired of fighting to try and reach out to you
Empty space is what I walk away from you with
What I take with me to sleep
The sadness I am left with is what I dream about
So please for once
Shut up
And try to see the real me
Before there is nothing left to see