Silenced
written by: Maggie Watson
Silenced for years as part of my compliance
to hand over complete control of my soul to you.
As your power grew, my spirit diminished,
so I withdrew.
From myself into a protective shell,
a makeshift prison of sorts.
As a last resort to keep myself safe,
yet your words bore through the walls.
Now you are gone.
My voice, which I use for good to inspire others,
no longer smothered by your disdain.
I still flail against the bars of that prison.
Some days, I break free, on others,
I burn in the angry words
of your disdain.
Our demons we can never outrun
until we kill them one by one.
Maggie was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She now lives in Scotland. She has CFS which is a very debilitating/unpredictable illness. She began writing in 2020 at the start of the Pandemic. At that point, she had no idea it would play such a huge part in her life as it does now! In 2021 she self-published her first collection of poetry and has since self-published three others. Her writing is now much more diverse than when she began. Maggie draws a lot on her life experiences when writing, so her poems can be raw. But she feels that makes her work more relatable to the reader. Maggie is also a volunteer at Barnardo's in UK. She enjoys walks in nature and solo travel.
Latest posts by Maggie Watson (see all)
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- Spotlight On Writers – Maggie Watson - June 29, 2024
