August 12, 2018
"Write about staying quiet when you feel like shouting. "
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The sound of silence... it is loud, a scream of frustration and anger, a roar of resentment as you push down the rage. It is a heart burn, when you want to throw harsh words, hurtle those abuses so that they know the extent of your pain and agony.
However, you bite the inside of your lip and then your tongue, hoping that the sharp pain is enough to overcome the desperate urge to speak out; silence has never been your forte, especially when you are angry.
The first victim would be the thing nearest to you, a book or a coffee mug, the thud of the book as it hits the wall and falls open at the spine or the shattering of the ceramic mug soothes your tingling nerves. But then it somehow is not enough, you look around for some more missile, those which make a lot of noise and give you a viscous pleasure. Unfortunately the only handy one seem to be the laptop or the mobile phone, and no temper could be worse enough to see the breaking of them as a possibility.
That is when the tears come, a silent drop or two, followed by an intermittent stream of salty water, an outlet for the rage, a vent for the helplessness you feel, for being angry and for being unable to show it to those who made you angry. Those tears are not weakness they are a show of your resilience, that once you have cried, you are done with it; both the tears and the anger.
A splash of cold water, and the you are ready to face the world again.
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Word count 275
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365 Days- Book I
De TodoThis is my collection of writings for the three hundred and sixty five day writing challenge - where one has to write something daily, every day, for one whole year, based on the prompts provided - as part of an exercise to improve creative writing...
