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Scream

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I stared at the mirror today
trying to remind myself
that I am a hyena.

Misunderstood, but
great.

Hell - I’m lying
to you. To the world.
To myself.

I’m not even a
cicada -

At least they
have a voice
to scream.

& I wish
I could scream.
So loud the sound
breaks eardrums.

So loud
that all the voices
in my head
shut up.

- dearpoetry
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evblack's avatar
Hyenas are strong creatures: they laugh in the face of fear. They are fearsome and strong creatures. That second to last stanza was painful. The worst part is when you speak, or daresay SCREAM, and the world doesn't want to hear you. I've got a lot of pent-up stuff that I want to scream at the world, but I don't think anybody will care.