Interwoven

Side by side I try talking to you I look, I see all that is you A vessel of experiences And harsh emotions I continue to look, to talk To try But nothing I say or do Can penetrate your walls Of grief and anger Inducing isolation What can I do? And I talk For hours upon hours Until my breath catches in my throat The words piercing my insides Poking and prodding Trying to break free But they can’t Why can’t I move? The word stick and stick Not getting through to you, A silent and emotionless Mirror of myself My eyes a void My mouth sewed shut Sealed from the world Are you Me? But so honest in my mind Emotionless, but angry Your words hurting me The verbal abuse, torture Like needles in my brain Am I You? You finally speak Your armor slowly decaying Unraveling itself Revealing a vulnerable Me We look at each other Gazing, wandering Are you here? My weary, torn eyes Devoid of hope Full of restlessness Yet you stand there Smiling, starting anew Must you break me down so? I yell I yell I yell. But the words stay silent And you're already gone But I smile for once, Knowing this Because in actuality I’m just talking to myself