Roaring in Silence

                                           

I couldn't speak. 

I chose not to utter a word

Even if I wanted to shout

To the whole world

How much you mean to me.

So many times,

I wanted to whisper it

In your ear

But I couldn't even

Make a sound 

Or at least an echo 

Of what my rumbling heart

Needs to convey. 

My fear of losing you

Silenced my thoughts 

Of wanting to make you mine.

But then again,

I continued to listen

To every forceful thump 

Of my heart 

That overrides my strength to think

Whenever you're beside me.

And so here I am.

Roaring in silence.