Poetry Saved Me
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I write to release my demons that
have held me captive for so long
Sucking the voice right from my mouth
They told me to keep silent
For years I lay quiet
and weak
scratching at my throat
begging for release
When you have gone so too long
without a word nor a cry
hope is distant and foreign
Defeat nearly swallowed me whole
before pen and paper came to my
rescue
Long lost words aching behind my teeth
finally spilling over onto paper
Poetry found my voice.