Silence
Don’t speak to me of regret
It chokes me
Don’t speak to me of guilt
I’m riddled with it
Don’t speak to me of grief
It cripples me
Don’t speak to me of fear
I’m paralyzed by it
Don’t speak to me of despair
It has settled within me
Don’t speak to me of loneliness
I ache with it
Don’t speak to me.