Invisible

By: Shama Dinesh (age 21)

The walls seem to harden quickly and grow

As I step out of the shadows bespeckled with sorrow

The unseen bricks seem to lock me inside A cage I can't escape, with locks that couldn't be pried

My voice stays hushed through unending screams

The unbearable silence slipped through my dreams

Desperate, I run alongside these invisible walls

I remain unseen and lifeless like old, broken dolls

I strike at the dome caging me, locking me away forever I won't stop if I cut and bleed, breathless, I shall wander My skin turns raw from the pain, my tears won't stop running

If I die today, then so shall it be, but it won't be till I am breathing

My voice sounds hoarse, my throat turns dry

I am too desperate to give up, too tired to try My life remains meaningless, my existence erased