Our Truth

by Tasha   May 14, 2017


Tell me what you'd like to hear when you ask about the blank look on my face,
I could tell you the truth behind it but I know you've never been to that place.
Tell me what you'd like to hear when you ask why my eyes have wandered off,
How do I tell you I'm looking at something in the past that now makes me feel so lost.
Tell me what you'd like to hear when my words are stuck inside,
As your fighting to pull them out of me I just want to run and hide.
Tell me what you'd like to hear when you ask about my tears,
The reasons I have said before have always fallen on deaf ears.
So tell me what you'd like to hear when our truth doesn't hurt you too,
Some days I am just broken and there's nothing you can do.
-NRB
5/14/17

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  • 7 years ago

    by Bradley Peter

    A wonderfully dark, and vulnerable piece, full of struggle. The line "The reasons I have said before have always fallen on deaf ears." I found to be particularly intriguing and strong, as with the heartbreaking last line of "Some days I am just broken and there's nothing you can do.".

    Personally, I felt that the first four lines were just a touch too lengthy, and so for me it was difficult to settle into the rhythm. The six lines afterwards, were much more edible, and thus came across stronger, in my opinion.

    However, this is a strongly written piece bursting with powerful but caged emotion, as if a body were squeezed into a shirt that was far too many sizes too short, and the buttons are on the brink of failure.

  • 7 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    Tasha,
    People are irritating like that, aren't they? 'Speak to me' 'tell me what's wrong' 'how are you feeling'. These are just some of the promising ways they start the conversation. Funny, though, they never look so enthusiastic when you give them the honesty you thought they wanted...

    Great write.

    Ben

    • 7 years ago

      by Tasha

      That is exactly how I felt writing this. I love how so many people on this site can understand one or another's feelings. Thank you Ben!

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