Condemned to Silence
By Justin
Age 15
I shout and scream
Pound the walls of endless halls
I weep bitter tears
At my failing and at theirs
Whence did ignorance begin to blind the caring
Overwhelm the heart of reason?
I plead for freedom
I shout for rescue
Drowning in an endless sea of idiots
I am seen abnormal
How is it that natural somatic variance
Becomes mental disorder?
I hate their labels
Their stifling diagnosis
Detached and uncaring observation; Nothing else
I am who I am
A son to the world
The plea to be left alone
Ironically, accidentally fulfilled
Left to struggle in the ocean of my despair
The waters do not want me
I will never be on my feet
Unheard
My voice brings no avail.
Closed minds let in no light
I wait
The struggle for my right to life
I am the speck of dust
Kept secret and harmless in a corner.
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