Silent Tears

By Alyssa Michele

I sit in my room and cry silent tears

I cry out my pain, my worries, my fears

I watched the news which caused them to start

Every story gripped and tore at my heart

One child found, three children lost

The price of gas has gone up in cost

World peace is in the future, but war is here

Criminals are on the loose, yet there’s nothing to fear!

Who are they kidding? Surely not me

Despite this it’s okay for me to be me?

And if I were to say something, to whom do I complain?

Surely they’d tell me I was going insane

Antagonist! Pessimistic! Are words they would moan

So what am I to do but to go through it alone?

To sleep with one eye open, to always look behind my back

Wary of anyone headed my way, always ready for an attack

Kidnappers and killers walking the street

Hoping against hope it’s no one I meet

It takes courage to live in this world

Where bad news and obstacles are constantly hurled

My silent tears fall, splattering on the ground

Full of pain, fear and worry but never making a sound