Silent Screams

In the stillness, we stand back to back Silent screams and shattered dreams Words like weapons, cutting, bruising Lost in the tangle of angry voices Trying to reach out, but never touching Fumbling for understanding in the dark Heartbeats like thunder, fists like lightning A storm of pain and bitter tears Our love, a tangled knot of contradiction A dance of destruction, a twisted waltz We long for peace, but find only chaos How do we find our way back to each other? Afraid to speak, afraid to listen Afraid of the silence, and the violent words We ache to break the cycle, to heal, to breathe Can we find our way back to love?