O silence, quiet silence
I hear his voice when you speak.
O silence, painful silence
I wish he would just leave.
Maybe then I might be free
from the silence he leaves.
There are days
when I can't sleep
and numbness takes over me.
There are days, o silence,
when I hear him speak
before he turns to dust.
I scream
in the silence
but he won't come back to me.
I talk to friends, but
their comfort is so hollow.
I smile and laugh but
it's all for show.
Words, spoken or written,
don't fill the silence
he left behind.
O silence, why do you
bring me such grief?
O silence, mourning silence,
why do these tears fall?
I try to tell myself there was life well-lived -
but, o silence, I find myself
unable to believe it
amidst all of the quiet.
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To the World...(A Collection of Poems)
PoetryZelda Aurora Gabriel has been writing poetry from the time she was 13. She is now 25. Different from others her age, poetry became an outlet and a means of understanding a world that often didn't understand her. "To the World" is a compilation and a...
