Walled In
I can not do this,
not tonight,
I can't do this another day.
Surrounded by silence,
feeling surpressed and afraid,
trapped by the tension that awaits.
I stay quiet when you're around
feeling cut off by an unseen wall,
afraid to speak out
so I allow myself to drown.
Perhaps I am trapped within my own head
and no I do not expect us to be best friends,
but I do expect acknowledgement
and I do expect some respect
because I deserve to feel safe in OUR room.
Because as you like to say "it's my room too."