Something Underlying

by Singuji Sakura

Here is a poem I wrote for an English project after reading To Kill a Mocking Bird. Hope you enjoy!

Something Underlying

Underneath the skin

Screaming to come out

Guilt brews

The heart beats fast

The days grow longer

The nights grow sleepless

The thought

The grief

The mind worries

And the stomach churns

The truth is there

But hides due to dread and loathing

Someday it might come out

But it may be to late

The heart that used to beat is silenced

And the truth is never given

One person is broken

While the other, is dead