Seven Years of Silence is a collection of poetry written about the horrid abuse that occurred between a forty-two-year-old predator and myself when I was fifteen years old. I spent seven years waiting for my criminal trial, which ended in a miscarriage of justice. These poems detail the thoughts and feelings I experienced while on the path to healing. Seven Years of Silence highlights the suffocating waves of depression, anxiety, and self-isolation that come with traumatic instances and shows that healing is nonlinear but still possible.