The Weight of Silence

Written By: Muskaan Kaushik 

Quiet is peaceful

Or so they say

Well, not this one

Every second I was quiet

There was a storm inside me

Swirling, scathing

Waiting for me to explode

I wanted to scream 

And I couldn’t

All I did was 

Boil inside

Slowly, steadily, but surely

But I could only hide 

For so long

I knew, I knew certainly

I would scream one day

And in that moment 

I would not realise

Those horrific screams 

Were anyone’s but mine

So I did

It was everything 

I was afraid of

I was wrong

It was everything

That made me relieved

Empty and full 

All at once

I was finally free