Silver Silence
What’s in my head
those words left unsaid
Angry
Rebellious
Jealous
Easily misunderstood
Wounded
Silence speaks louder than words
at times
Mine is predicting all future outcomes
of conversations
maybe I don’t need to start
Speak from the heart
It’s difficult to stop
a knee-jerk reaction
midway through the brain
but easier than backtracking
a retraction
The infraction remains
I am not perfect
I get the better of me
occasionally
but I try
perhaps more than most
because words are my host
as I write
The spoken variety
especially
can harm or help
and sometimes to heal
or circumstances prevent
we must
shut the fuck up
on both sides of the fence
© LTM 4/20/16