Silent Scream ~ A poem by Dale, a survivor of Rift Valley Academy, Kenya

From the bottom of my being, rumbling
     Earthquake from the depths:
          shaking the foundation,
          scattering the innocence,
          shattering the being,
          meeting death's
Hand:
     Planted firmly
          so as not to let it pass.
          that unrelenting seal,
          with clamp-like suffocating feel,
          this hand that steals
          the very breath of life.
          Alas
The word:
     This soundless word
          is swallowed once again;
          in fear of death,
          in gasp for life
          it's resonance of pain;
     Swallowed
          where it's acid burns a hole
          within the very fabric of my soul.
Unheard:
     this muffled word -
     echoes:

N-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O !!!

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