Silence

Silence speaks
It’s heard and it’s loud
Not saying a word
Says, I will allow

Silence wobbles
Unsteady it stands
Like a good ostrich 
That blends with the sand

Silence is safety 
With no point of view 
Silence don’t matter
Until it is you 

Silence is sneaky
It hides, it evades
It ducks and it weaves
Avoiding THEIR say

Silence is dull
No shine and no glow 
Whoever said golden 
Knows nothing at all

Silence risks nothing 
No skin in the game
Don’t open the door
Just lean on the gate

Silence knows nothing 
Don’t ask them the score
Three sleeping monkeys 
Know nothing no more 

Silence is guilty
Without a defense 
The guilt will distill
In all their silence 

Bill MacEachern September 21, 2024