No One Listens

by Ethan Artis-Roberts

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A ghost haunts me every night

Filling my head up with lies.

He keeps me awake to cause my demise;

I cannot put up a fight.

Only I can see him jeopardize, 

No one knows he hurts me –

So I’ve tried to talk, 

But my mouth has a lock 

And only he has the key.

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The words that escape me are looked over,

Yet, I try hard to keep my composure.

No one will listen to me

So it must not be important –

I will stay quiet with my happiness dormant.

I hope I’m heard before too late,

But at this point, I think it’s fate:

I wasn’t meant to be happy,

Though I wanted it so badly…