Silence

This is one of my entries for this poetry contest.

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I'd cry myself to sleep tonight,
But I keep my emotions at bay
The bottle is sealed tight,
No messages get away
The light burning bright in the corner
Brings me no clarity,
And the advice to go to sleep,
I do not heed;
The draft from the window gives a chill
That reminds me of reality
And I feel like a tree
Without any leaves

Some always say not to bite the hand that feeds
But eating lies isn't what I need
It's my time to set the table,
And the tables always turn
So spin the wheel,
And when it stops,
You'll be the one who's first

Ignore that all these words are false,
And pretend like it's making up for the minutes lost
And pretend that I forgot
What all your actions have cost

The walls are plain,
The air is stale
And this bed feels like a boat
It's like walking a tightrope with no training
And if you fall, you will not float
So do not rock the waters
We can't afford to sink
When the stability here is waning,
And nowhere near the brink

Playing chess with a stranger,
And you're trapped between two knights
All that's become your goal,
Is easing out of a fight
Who says there's nothing to regret,
If you say nothing at all?
When wrongly placed silence
Could be your very fall
And I'm no longer looking for a war of words,
But you can't win someone over
With the words they never heard

No use longing for an ending that hasn't even begun;
You must use what you are given,
And you must walk before you run
Some obstacles cannot be left alone,
And you cannot go around,
But pay attention to the corners,
There are answers to be found