silent battles

TITLE: silent battles

AUTHOR: Kallie E. Sage

ARTIST: Flavija P.

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNINGS: MENTIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH

in the quiet of my room, shadows creep.

someone—I don’t know who—whispers secrets I can’t keep.

a mirror holds a stranger’s face,

lost in the turmoil, trying to find grace.

school hallways echo with silent dread,

thousands of voices thunder in my head.

eyes that judge, laughter like knives,

cutting deep until I can’t survive.

heartbeats race, breaths thin,

battles silently rage within.

in the night, when the stars are cold,

I feel the weight of dreams unfold.

whispers of hope fade with the moon,

leaving me adrift too soon.

how much longer can I fight the demons?