In Silence

In one moment
betrayed by trust
emotions rushed
within brief exhales
quickened thoughts
determines a destiny
accepting life in the rain
A path trodden with rage
And silence
is the language of pain
Glares and glances
speak only to those
who listen with their eyes
Miscommunication
among words of words
I can't hear
I don't listen to what is said
I read what is written in the eyes
Loyalty is stripped from words
with nouns and verbs
And adjectives can't describe
what's hidden deep inside
I won't yell
I can't scream
I refuse to raise a voice
that I don't have
I refuse to return
to feelings I once had
with despair as the aftermath
It's better to be alone
than lonely, angry and sad
One moment that turned me away
from who I was then
from words spoken aloud
to the silence I speak today
and my eyes that read
what I only wish to say
Betrayed by trust of my own
I'm deprived to make a choice
having no voice in a home
but at the least I've survived
and I'm alive
living a life that I can condone
I may not be ecstatic
but I'm content in my settlement
for I won't ever fall victim
where my voice
requires sound
I give what I can and I accept
what I've settled for
It is what I am
not determined by my hand
but by the land of man
I inhale and I realize
that it's always raining
it's always pouring
And I realize
I just keep moving
I still keep doing
quietly
in silence.