Before I SCREAM

Hey Ladies!

Have you ever had a really bad day? Yeah, me too. 

Here is a poem I created just for such an occasion:

 

Before I SCREAM

I won’t show that I’m upset.

I won’t talk of despair or regret.

BEFORE I SCREAM

I won’t tell you of my hopes, my fears,

I won’t talk about my dreams.

BEFORE I SCREAM

I will not alter my thinking or change my daily routine.

BEFORE I SCREAM

I won’t speak of the anger building inside,

Or wipe off the polite smile behind which I hide.

BEFORE I SCREAM

I refuse to clear my conscience and forgive myself my wrongs,

I will not smell the flowers or listen to my favorite song.

BEFORE I SCREAM

I will not ask for help and come to you on bended knee.

I won’t look in the mirror and take a look to really see.

BEFORE I SCREAM

I won’t talk of compassion or camaraderie,

Of mutual distrust or blatant misery.

BEFORE I SCREAM

But if one more person asks me how I am doing,

I WILL SCREAM

Okay Ladies, now all together, 1.2.3. SCREAAAAAAAAAM