The Silent Scream
Updated: Aug 4
Before you hear a sound
All that there is
Is the quivering
Almost imperceptible
A shiver from the surface skin of the earth
To the deep and frozen core
She shakes
As her elephant skin is pierced with drills
In her majesty
She swats away the mighty man
As if he is no more than a housefly
Do not wake the sleeping rage
Do not dare
For no platinum or gold
Can repair our kingdoms
When she unleashes the silent scream
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