Be Quiet
A poem about the blindness often found within a controlling relationship.
Spend a lot of time standing on my hands
I like to see you the wrong way round
Cos the only way I can make you smile
Is to look at you upside down
Be quiet
Don’t do that
Stop eating
Don’t lie
My friends don’t come around anymore
But their whispers reach my ear
They say if you weren’t screwing with my mind
I might see things a little more clear
Be quiet
Don’t listen
I love you
Don’t speak
No right to moan and no legs to stand on
I gave you your paper crown
I’ve got one too, a gag over my mouth
Because you tethered it too far down
Be quiet
Don’t touch me
I’m sorry
Don’t cry
© 2016 Rebecca Delphine
Rebecca Delphine
Rebecca Delphine is a Young Adult author from Thanet.
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Very moving and I love the verses and lay out.