These Words Scream

Pay attention

You only see
What you want to see
Letting other things pass you blindly

You only hear
What you want to hear
Ignoring the rest
Without thinking

So how can you say
You know it's not true
When so many things
Never get through?

But what if I somehow
Made you pay attention
Told you all of the things you never heard?

Made you stop
And listen?

If I told you of all those times
I silently cried at night
What if it told you of all the hurt
That painfully resides inside?

Would it reach your ears?
Would you really care?
Or would you still treat me
Like I'm not even there?

And what if I made you see
Everything you missed?
Like the scars on my arms and legs
But by you
Get dismissed

What if I showed you
My heart slowly breaking
Would you notice it's years in the making?

All of the tears
And all of the pain
You never noticed
No, you never hear

Maybe it's time
That you realize
What's been going on
Right in front of your eyes