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silence…

silence

turn up the music block out the world no silence

please.

i hate…
silence.
i don’t want to hear
repression.
memories then have my undivided attention
nothing to drown out the incessant firing of synapses
playing target practice with my pain.

Seriously, silence is the bane of my existence.  Some people need quite meditation time, but it is torture to me.  I must always have some sort of “something” going on in the background.   Whether it is an unwatched television, constant music, or even the clacking of a computer keyboard, I need it.  I think I am scared to be too alone with my thoughts.  If you knew some of the thoughts or memories going on in my head some days, you would truly understand.  I have a problem sometimes with facing things head on.  I have hit the ground so many times that I have decided I need some sort of safety net up to deal with that.  But until I get confident/strong enough to get rid of my stunt woman or take down the net , turn the music up and end the  silence.

awkward silence…

You are most articulate in your silence

You said more in those thoughful gentle smiles
Than with your jubilant reports
But you wrote dissertations of despiar

With your saddened, worried eyes

And your furrowed brow and scowl of disgust

that day…
sigh, that day.
Crashed on my shore of shame harder than any of those words
those words…
sigh, those words.
a silent high tide I’d like to think.
That day…
sigh, that day.

I thought your medusa gaze would surely turn your thoughts to stone

Aimed at me to make me guilt’s martyr

Those silences were awkward…

but appropriate.
And I wish my silence could respond with sincere apologies
If only my eyes could let you know
How much I need you,
How much I want to make it up to you,

How much I love you….
But…. I am most aritculate in my poetry
So this is for you.

Blog Poetry Slam 23: Silence


This is the 23rd installment of my weekly Blog Poetry Slam, so glad you stopped on by. I thought maybe today we can write poems about silence. Do you accept the challenge? I am gonna share a piece after the picture and another in the comments, please join me… I look forward to reading your poems, they can be short (even haiku), long, serious, or funny: it’s up to you! Happy Writing!

i hate…
silence.
i don’t want to hear
repression.
memories then have my undivided attention
nothing to drown out the incessant firing of synapses
playing target practice with my pain.

so turn the music up.

your turn…