The Room I Grew Up In

I grew up in a room with walls painted green

Walls that could trap you inside 

Walls that called your name and invited you to stay 

They provided support 

They provided safety,

It was comfortable between those four walls  

But they also provided silence 

Silence from the outside

Silence from the screams

Of my own life 

I grew up in a room with walls painted green 

They hid a demon

That lived under my bed

And when silence came 

He would lurk 

Looming…

Taking up space 

Until he couldn’t anymore 

I grew up in a room with walls painted green 

That was silent when no one was around

When everyone was gone

…

…

…

And I,

I never really existed in that room