What Does It Mean - Eden

What Does It Mean
by Eden of @the.autisticats

what does it mean
to keep a secret that wants to be revealed
a secret that needs to die
is bursting at the seams
and whispers when you’re not there 

what does it mean
to stand in shadows that others don’t see
to hide in plain sight
get lost in a crowd
to forge an invisible mask
that covers the lips

and what does it mean
when those lips have a story to tell
when should they move
the crowd will stand still
and its heads will turn slowly
until it decides
whether to kill or continue

what does it mean
to love in a world that refuses to receive it
a world where love is holy until it is sin
where limits are placed on god’s grace
and those that surpass them 
are martyred