Change

The change,
it brought back memories
horrid visions of life’s past.
Meaningless, he needs to change.

What was once loved,
cheated and misguided.
Voices unheard,
thoughts louder than the cries.

“You’re not good enough.”
“You’re so disgusting.”
“Stop being so weak.”
“No one loves you.”
“Why don’t you go kill yourself?”

Angry voices scream
from beyond the walls.
Knowing the damage done,
they laugh and taunt.

A heaping mess of
broken parts and fears realized.
Down he goes to the
bottom of the slope.

Not having the courage,
everything shuts down.
No emotion, no feeling
walls thrown up and locked.

Nights and days
spent in a different
person’s arms.
He’s changed.