The Silence Within

There is a human inside you who doesn't speak at all

It listens, to what you're doing, what you're speaking

You haven't nurtured it, you haven't cared for it

But it's right there

Desperately awake even as you sleep

It is dying, though as each day passes

And you refuse to pay heed

But it still breathes, and whispers from its dehydrated lips

You wanna know who it is?

You already know it's name

It's called

'The person you wanted to be'.