Screams is a poetry book collection, companion to Whispers, by Amanda Gatton. Screams contains poems and art of a dark or sinister nature. Topics include abuse, deception, loneliness, mental illness, anguish, contempt, and many more. Titles of the poems are as follows: Whispers and Screams, A Picture Painted, The Devil Inside, Unknown to You, Confusion, Hill of Beans, Anger, Lonely, Spare Me, Look Me in the Eye While You Lie, Most of the Night, Left Behind, Preacher Man, Afraid, Winter, Rollins, Confused Abuse, Results, I Fall Down, The Madness, Just the Same, The Only World, The Memories, Smiles, Free Spirit, Amused, and Permanent Decision. Here is an excerpt, the poem "A Picture Painted." you saw me once quiet confidence easy smile a song happily from my lips sparkling eyes any and all of what you saw would have been lies… once you thought of me sturdy and strong perfectly together sweet little life lovely friend, grateful wife you could not have known of this pain cutting me like a knife there was a time that you hated me angry eyes sharp tongue cruel wit my rise, your fall but really you missed everything real that was just a wall once you thought you had me figured out wicked woman naughty girl sweet lady princess, elf how could you have possibly known what i did not know myself someday you may remember me sad girl a little unhinged basically good an innocent tainted and now you know the awful truth it was all just a picture. painted.