the burden of words is heavier than silence

I didn't know how to silence the ache within,

A storm that echoed, relentless, unseen.
I longed for the voice inside to cease its wail,
To know peace for just one fleeting day.

I was a fool, believing in others' words,
A fool, forsaking truth that I should’ve known.
I could not bear it all on my own,
But, do you understand?
The burden of words is heavier than silence.

Would you forgive me,
When I cannot forgive the broken parts of me?
Would you accept me,
When I cannot even accept my own soul?

I think I’m on the verge of breaking,
Each night haunted by thoughts, unshaking.
I swear to the heavens, I never begged for grace,
Only a sliver of peace in this restless space.

My soul bleeds, a wound unhealing,
My heart torn, its anguish revealing.
All of me, shattered, scattered apart,
Fragments of a once-whole 

Would you forgive me,
When I cannot forgive the broken parts of me?
Would you accept me,
When I cannot even accept my own soul?

Don't mock the pain you haven't endured