tears for the unseen

i cry for the parts of me

That no one ever saw—

The parts buried deep inside

Where the world couldn't reach,

Where I couldn't even look.

I cry for the years

I spent pretending to be someone I wasn't,

For the years of silence

When my heart screamed for release.

But now,

I wipe away the tears

And start to speak

The words I've always held inside.