Do not speak

I said too much.
Words can kill.
Things perceived so differently
Of what I meant to be.
I should be still.
I should be silent.
Do not speak
Little girl.
Do not speak
Little girl
Is all I say to myself
inside my head.
But I seek,
desperately seek
A sign of forgiveness.
That was not what I meant,
Do not see me wrongly.
That was not what I meant.
I've hurt more than I wanted to
When I thought myself spirited and free.
I should be more careful.
I need to stop being me.
Do not speak
Little girl.
Do not speak
And be still.