Fear paralyzed me and I froze
I’m witnessing it and I can’t let go
We’re listening only to respond
We don’t want to set our focus on the words
So they flow into space, they flow into nothingness
We’re being told to hold back
But when you hold back you stay in the dark
Lack of exposing our expressions
Lack of expressing our emotions
It hurts my soul that people are hurting quietly
They’re stuck in a cycle of darkness and I can’t bring them light because they won’t express themselves
We are healers and we also need to be healed
It’s a connection that we share
But we are pulling away from each other because we’re encouraging each other to swallow our words
When we don’t release them, they shout in our bodies
