Sadness Poem by Izobelle Pulgo

sadness

my mom doesn't know
i cry each night
my friends don't see
the screams i write.

i'm fighting a battle
i alone have to face
fighting for so little
counting tears and counting days.

shed a blood or two
numb the pain away
no reason to go
no reason to stay.

unanswered calls
and bitter spats
dead-end walls
broken paths.

shooting and murder
run and hide
see and hear
a friend have died.

close my eyes
shut the pain
hear the lies
spare the rain.

and that each night i cry
my mom doesn't know
every scream i write
my friends don't see.