Unbidden

Poetry for contest...based on lyrics of a song.

Slam! Door closed with barely a touch, but more than regard.
I thought I heard you say it, the end to all laid before me,
and yet, I could scarcely understand the meaning defined in the emotion.
There's something buried in the words. Deep, dark, hidden.

A voice screamed out, "WHY?" Tears seared denied flesh
while hand and shaking head asked the cold door for answers.
Your hard words burned through me like smoking coals through tissue.
There's something buried in the words. Harsh, vacant, forbidden.

I tried to comprehend the bitterness in the tone, the anguish in your face,
the magnitude of tenor. Words echoed heavy in the air, thick with abandonment.
"Why Ben?" I pleaded. "I'm done!" you replied. Door spoke with vengeance.
There's something buried in the words. Alone, scared, unbidden.


Line count: 12

Lyrics used: There's something buried in the words.
From Give Me a Sign by Breaking Benjamin.