Screaming quiet

Verse 1]

I rehearse it in my head again,

But silence wraps around my tongue.

Every word feels paper-thin,

And none of them feel strong.

So I let the silence speak for me,

While my thoughts go places they shouldn’t be...

What if you laugh? What if you leave?

What if I’m not what you need?

So I say nothing, let it burn,

And hope somehow you’ll just learn.

I’m screaming quiet in my mind,

But the words are stuck behind

All the fear I never show—

So maybe you’ll never know.

I watch you laugh across the room,

And wonder if you ever see

The way I memorize your moves,

Like some quiet symphony.

I write the words I’ll never send,

Then delete them all again.

It’s safer here behind the screen

Than saying what I really mean.

Maybe one day I’ll let it slip,

A trembling word, a cracking lip.

And if you turn and walk away,

At least I finally had my say