Just one word

Every day I screamed and begged for help,

with a tired heart, full of wounds.

But I was always silent, punished in the silence.

I screamed inside, no one was there...

The punishment was harsh, the loneliness even harsher.

I waited for a gesture, a look, a welcome.

But all I heard...

was the echo of pain, to which no one responded.

I wanted to hear only one word:

"I'm sorry" or simply "I understand you"...

But the world fell silent, abandoned me,

and time took what I carried within me.

Why couldn't they say,

just one word, to protect me?

I asked for nothing more than a little compassion,

an outstretched hand, a little attention.

The silence screamed louder than my voice,

And I lost myself, left alone...

How many times have I cried without anyone noticing?

How many times have I fallen, not knowing how to get back up?

But inside me still lives

the hope that never faded.

I just wanted to hear one word:

"I'm sorry" or simply "I understand you"...

But the world fell silent, abandoning me,

And time took what I carried inside.

Why couldn't they say,

Just one word to protect me?

And if one day they truly hear me,

Let them know that all I wanted was freedom.

Freedom to feel, to exist, to live...

And someone to tell me, "I'm with you."

I just wanted to hear one word:

"I'm sorry" or simply "I understand you"...

I didn't need promises or plans,

just a human gesture, a little love.

Why couldn't they say,

just one word to defend me?

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