To my friends who listen even when I don't speak:
Thank you for seeing me behind the layers of fear and fake smiles.
I don't know how, but you found me: a distant dying star in the pitch black sky.
you saved the heart I have locked away in steal cages of tormenting self doubt.
you opened up thousands of closed doors; even when I shut them against your face.

you heard me when I had no voice,
even when my concerns were mere echoes in my head.

when you started into my eyes,
you listened to my mind.
When the reflection of my face shattered and
when I couldn't look at myself, your eyes sparkled at the sight of me.

you didn't exactly understand my thoughts
but you felt me.

even when I continue drowning the the endless oceans, you became the air I breathed.

I am fighting a losing battle where
all my strength has been drained from me.

you might not be able to pull me out.
This is a fight I must win for myself.
but thank you for giving me a reason to keep trying.
Thank you for hearing my silent screams.

© Grace Powetry