listen to the silence...

listen to the silence...
she has a lot to say...
she speaks to you in thoughts you never voice...
in memories you keep locked inside...
in emotions you hide away from the world...
sometimes even from yourself...
listen to her, she is a quiet unto the quiet...
she makes no effort to be heard, she just is...
in this silence waits the truth, for you to hear...
beyond facades and political correctness...
away from the protection of well meaning people
who would shield you from pain you need to feel to feel alive...
pain you need to deal with if this life is to be yours to live and learn from...
listen to the silence...listen to her and heed that familiarity you sense
when you hear her voice...
that familiarity is no accident, this silence is no stranger...
for in this silence you will find yourself...