Rian Smith

Hear ME

i want you to hear

all the feelings

that reside on the tip of my tongue

i want you to hear them

i want you to remember

savagery in my face

i want you to recall

the fire in my eyes

i want you to remember me

i want you to sleep

after feeling a sense of victory

that you conquered over me

and i want you to hear me again

when i'm not even there

at 3 am

when you're wide awake

tossing and turning in the sheets

because you hear me


when my anger

runs though your mind

when my words full of hate

dance upon your brain

when my desperation

for release becomes clear

and you know my reason for it

is you

i want you to hear me

i want you to regret

what you said to me

i want you to beg

to god for my return

i want you to cry

i want you to realize

that i do matter


i want you to see

what you call dramatic

is what i call truth

and that when someone cries

its not the time for you to laugh

you need to listen

you need to feel

i hope my words

were planted in your brain

like a ticking time bomb

that went off

whenever it wasn't convenient for you

so when you're in 3 o'clock meeting,

when you're stuck in traffic,

when you are drowning in paperwork,

when you try to read,

i hope you hear me

and i hope it tears you fucking pieces.

@PoetryByRian