it's loud



It's loud
The kind of loud that beats against the inside of your skull
In never ending waves 
The kind of loud makes the back of your eyes ache 
It's loud
The kind of loud that's so unbearably insufferable 
That you feel like screaming out in frustration
The kind of loud made by a bunch people in an echo filled room
All talking at the same time.
 

Inkpaw

VT

17 years old

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  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker