Silence

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Silence.
It is the only language I speak. 
A torrent is contained within, 
But not a breath is whispered. 
I could speak a thousand words, 
Or yell at the top of my lungs, 
But instead I contain it. 
Silence. 
Like a bird without a voice, 
I am left without a song. 
Bursting to sing, 
But when I open my mouth my voice falters, 
Collapsing in the air around me. 
Silence.
It is eating me up from the inside, 
But no words speak for what I feel,
Nothing is left but a cold empty space, 
As the thoughts whirl around in my head, 
But not one escapes. 
All that is left is; 
Silence.


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