Whispers

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Dear Mama, I heard you cry,

Silent tears in the dead of night.

Body shaking, walls too thin,

I froze up—I stayed right in.

House so quiet it felt like fear,

Every breath said “danger’s near.”

Little me just on that floor,

Too scared to reach, to open doors.

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I was young, I couldn’t move,

Didn’t know what I could do…

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All I heard was whispers in the dark,

Broken love and a shattered heart.

I was there but I felt so far,

Tryna heal what left these scars.

I was small, I played my part,

Held it in, fell apart.

All I knew was don’t make a sound—

Maybe love would come back around.

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No packed lunch, no braided hair,

Just empty mornings, no one there.

Plastic trays and hollow days,

Feeding pain in quiet ways.

You were chasing highs and lows,

Fighting ghosts I didn’t know.

Still I watched you fall apart,

Wish I could’ve took your heart.

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Thought if I was good enough,

We could live through all that stuff…

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All I heard was whispers in the dark,

Broken love and a shattered heart.

I was there but I felt so far,

Tryna heal what left these scars.

I was small, I played my part,

Held it in, fell apart.

All I knew was don’t make a sound—

Maybe love would come back around.

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He was there but not my own,

Cold eyes cut me to the bone.

Fists and words I couldn’t fight,

So I disappeared at night.

I stayed quiet, I stayed still,

Trained my pain to never spill.

Child mind but I learned fast—

How to make the silence last.

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I’m sorry… I couldn’t save you…

I didn’t know… what to do…

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All I hear are whispers in my mind,

Echoes of a different time.

I forgive but I still bleed,

From the love you couldn’t be.

I was fire beneath your feet,

Born from pain, not from sweet.

And I still hope somewhere you see—

There’s a part of you in me.

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Dear Mama… if you hear me now,

I swear I tried, I just didn’t know how.

I forgive the things we couldn’t be…

But I still hope you’re proud of me.