The Quiet

Words stuck in her throat Memories in her mouth She was left with a burden that night Silent voice And she would cry Between her pillows and sheets And wipe her eyes because no one could know Her pain And her brain buzzed with questions Would anyone believe her if she told Was this just all made up in her mind Her doubts were shriveled by her fright Her fast beating heart And in her eleven years She never held something so big Her mind overpowered by Shame and fright, and scary pictures Something just wasn't right But she hid her memory in the quiet The quiet One year went by She cried only sometimes Repression was the only way to cope Two years slipped past Three then four The strength of the clock Only empowered the quiet And her mind was filled with worries Would anyone believe her if she told Was this just all made up in her mind Her doubts were shriveled by her fright Her fast beating heart And in her thirteen years She never held something so big Feelings suddenly too strong Nightmares infected her sleep If only she just said something when it happened What the hell is wrong with her And in her sixteen years She never held something so big Her mind overpowered by Shame and fright, and scary pictures Something just wasn't right But then she finally broke the quiet The quiet The quiet