Unspoken
By Cove Johnson Rabidoux
Weave a quilt of words unsung/watch as they disappear/find these words in crevices aching to be let free/but you can’t get them out/the words remain bound/trapped in a mind/out of sight/fleeting images/fading away in the night/thoughts remain in the shadows/never to take flight/feathers of words, silenced by life’s upheaval/painful memories, too much to unravel/a thousand stories/never to be revealed/the power of words/never to be felt/ the sky is full of words/words like birds soaring high/ yet none of them are yours/search for the words that will make you feel alive/but they are lost in the depths of your heart/they will never take flight/you start free falling/ falling, falling, falling/try to write down the words that you feel/but the thoughts remain jumbled/your feelings aren’t real/the paper is blank/you’re words remain unspoken/they don’t fit/ try to speak, but the words won’t come out/your voice is silent, only feelings remain of doubt/the words remain within you/but they will never be released, never heard/you try to fly, but you cannot take flight/The weight of your words keep you grounded in your plight/your dreams remain in the sky, never to be reached/your words remain unspoken/you try to shout, but your voice won’t come out/your feelings remain hidden/the paper remains blank, no words ever spoken/your voice remains silent, you can’t make it out/you try to cry, but the tears won’t come out/your voice is muffled/words without a sound/the paper remains empty, words remain unheard/your feelings remain unspoken, left with no words/you try to write, but the paper remains blank/your words remain unsaid, your thoughts remain in the dark/your words remain unspoken/your feelings remain unseen.
Cove Johnson Rabidoux is a writer whose work can be found on Teen Ink, The Teen Magazine, and on her blog titled Blue Pencil Writing. She serves as the food managing editor for The Teen Magazine and also edits for the Trailblazer Literary Magazine and the Cathartic Youth Magazine. When she is not writing her novel, Cove enjoys reading, traveling, playing the piano, and baking.
