All I Want is The Truth.
by Sofia Skuza Rivera
It’s a mere chance
One you’ll never take
All I want is what you can’t give me
I wish your voice wouldn’t echo in my body
Like it’s an empty room you seem to inhabit
I want to neglect the words you give to me, a present you’re so proud of
Each letter still piercing the surface layer of my skin
Yet for some reason, you still can’t give me what I want
A blanket was gently placed over your eyes
Yet for some reason, you can still see me
But when I try to find you, you’re still hidden away
All I can ever get from you is your voice
One I can simultaneously worship and loathe at once
So much is held in that frail sound, so much that I have locked away for good
Yet, somehow I still wish I could hear it.