I keep them safe
inside me mind,
locked up very tight.
They hum and haw incessantly.
Restlessly.
But I –
I say nothing.
The walls,
they grow in width and height,
hidden
deep inside
this prison in my mind.
But I –
I’m captured too.
I feel them claw
their needle-sharp nails
against my inner throat.
“Tell them everything!” they scream.
But –
the only thing that escapes me
is a silent, solitary
tear.