she wasn’t sure why

she was angry

but she was

the screams became

silence

the anger became

deafening

but why anger?

why so much burning rage?

when there was no talking

there was silence

in the silence

there was rage

because it meant she wasn’t enough

it meant no one was listening

because no one cared

so she stopped speaking

she continued to listen

and continued to rage

she wanted to speak

she wanted to scream

but no one would listen

so she remained quiet

for years

and years

as the days went by

she began to lose her voice

when the anger was too much

the silence took over

when the pain was too much

the silence was deafening

when the agony was unbearable

the only sound was the tears that fell

for words were never enough

she was never enough

never enough to be heard

never enough to be listened to

never enough