Can you hear me
All the words I cannot speak
Behind a strained smile sewed on
Like a porcelain doll.
Can you hear me
The muffled sobs in a corner
Because my tears would only
Burn them like acid rain.
Can you hear me
Screaming until I shatter
Into pieces of broken glass
Streaked with blood and no reflection.
Can you hear me
Pleading for your help
To ease the burden of a little girl
To ease her silent pain.
© Jade M. Wong
one powerful poem about being powerless. it works for me
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Thank you for reading, John. I’m glad you found this poem powerful.
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oh the pleading transcend from the internet to the reader’s heart. so so so so raw. love this, dearie!
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Aww thank you dearie!
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always! 😀
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Behind a strained smile sewed on
Like a porcelain doll- Such a beautiful line. You have a way with words
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Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed my poem.
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And I reread. Have a wonderful weekend, Jade!
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Thank you, always Diana!
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My pleasure, Jade! 😄
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That’s a great poem Jade. I think your muse did a great job inspiring you for this one.
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Aww thank you! I’m flattered to hear that. Hope you had a great weekend, Al!
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Wow, fantastic take. As Steve says up there, very raw. You can feel her emotions feeling trapped!
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Thank you Mandi my sweet friend! Happy you like the poem 🙂
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The emotion is raw, but still lovely.
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Thank you for reading Steve, I appreciate the kind comment 🙂
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There’s a longing in your words.
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Thank you for stopping by and reading 🙂
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Haunting and powerful Jade. Each line and verse takes a little more of you.
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Thank you for saying that Davy 🙂
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🙂
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Beautiful poem! Filled with so much pain.
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Thank you PJ! Your words mean a lot to me 🙂 ❤
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That is sweet Jade! Thank you!
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I can feel the pain in every syllable…ahhhhh
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Aww I’m glad to hear that. (And also sorry for making you feel pain >_<)
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Nahhh dont be sorry for the pain…pain is beautiful..
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oh wow. the opening line and the way your repeated it is sooo heart clenching. the emotions, the pain, the agony, the desperation. GEEEEZ! ❤
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Thank youuuu Rosema, you always know how to read and feel my poetry ❤ I’m forever thankful for you!
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awww. because you are an effective writer my dear one. 😉
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Oh, I wouldn’t want it any other way Jade. Love every line… ❤
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Aww thank you Maria ❤
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Heart wrenching Jade. What a beautiful expression of emotions!
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Thank you so much! Love that the emotions conveyed successfully for you 🙂
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This muse did a great job. A deep poem that shouts. Many girls are trapped like this so it captures the reality of some lives.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Jacqueline! My muse and I are flattered ^_^ I agree, there are many girls out there who are silenced because of the lives they live.
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It’s my pleasure 🙂
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Beautiful, Jade, just beautiful.
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Thank you May 🙂 I’m flattered you liked the poem!
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The emotions are so potent in this. Wonderful!
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Aww thanks Sarah! Your words mean so much to me ❤
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Always.
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I love this and can interpret it, in so many different ways- both spiritually and logically too. For the logical part, I’d say to the girl- sometimes people choose Not to listen, not to hear.
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I’m happy to hear you like the poem Ameena 🙂 and that you find different ways to interpret it. I agree with your advice to the girl, and I think she would appreciate the advice too.
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this was brilliant writing and the poetry fit perfectly, the muse expressing her deepest longing and desire, held silent for so long. Your words were like tiny droplets of mercury on a cold glass plate, sliding and forming its own trail of rapture to the mid as I read this, eloquence, grace and beauty you are Jade! Beautiful doll, soft sweet girl, pain like a tragedy unsolved. I loved this side of you.
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Thank you so much Gina, your comment just melted me (and my muse!) You have such a way with words, my friend, I can only hope to weave them as well as you do ❤
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and you do ! much better than me any time any day! I am happy you are writing such brilliant stuff!
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Very emotional! I can almost taste the sadness. Any idea who’s in the top image? As soon as I saw it I thought, “OMG Nicole de Boer!” but on second look, I don’t think it is.
Also, thanks to “Can you hear me?” I now that that Adele song on a loop in my head. So, thanks for that. 😛
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Thank you TUS. Unfortunately I do not know the model in the image, I just get my images from Unsplash and the images usually don’t come with any descriptions.
I make no apologies about the Adele song though :p
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Unsplash, eh? I’ll check them out. I normally plunder Pixabay and Pexels for my image needs, so always glad to learn of new sources.
Hello from the other side…
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Oh, definitely go check them out. They have an amazing selection of free to use, public domain images 🙂
I must have called a thousand times…
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