Inside

Inside

Poem by : Emma J. Willden

Poem created on January 24,2020

I break

I cry

I scream

So loud that not a sound is heard



I smile

I lie

I laugh

I fake it, trying to believe it



I walk

I pause

I sprint

Running from the things I can’t escape



Do you see?

Do you know?

Can’t you understand?

I hold an avalanche at bay



I smile

I support

I uplift

Yet inside I just might break



I wake

I look

I see

The reflection of a stranger



I try

I stand

I fall

Who am I, where am I?



My hands shake

My lips tremble

Yet they see me,

They ask questions I can’t answer



No tears

I echo

I struggle

Can’t let them fall, not now.



I cradle

I support

I reassure

I must remain strong, steadfast.

© 01/24/2020 Emma J. Willden