Deaf Scream

Let me call for help,

And never be heard,

Roaring in my bed,

Next to a sleeping spouse.

I wish to enjoy the sound,

Of silence tearing my throat,

Rasping and wrecked,

In a quiet house.

Give me a dream,

To do undisturbed,

As I bawl out my eyes,

And bash my fists.

I need to scream,

For a whole city to unhear,

As though in agony,

Pulsing from my wrists.

Please do not phone,

For anyone to come,

I didn’t mean for you see,

What I can’t keep in.

Go back to sleep,

I promise I’ll be here,

Tomorrow as the sun rises,

To welcome you with a grin.

#HI