Silence
Silence:
Many people say it’s nice,
But in my case,
It’s not a peaceful perfect paradise.
Silence is too loud, yet no sound is made.
It is too alarming, but no words are spoken.
Silence is too painful-
And yet it does nothing.
Silence?
Does not end anything,
the screams and shouts repeatedly ring in my ears.
Silence?
It does not end anything-
Adrenaline and pain continuously run through my veins.
To tell you the truth,
Silence…
does not SILENCE anything!
About this poem
This was the first poem I ever wrote outside of school. I remember waking up from having a flashback dream, and I couldn’t get myself to calm down I had so many thoughts in my head. It was right after the Easter Break and I just had this headache and I couldn’t calm myself down. I ended up writing my first ever draft of the poem “Silence” and that’s when I realized I had a gift for writing. This piece is so special to me, I haven’t published it yet, not even in the poetry collection I published called “broken can be beautiful”. more »
Written on April 26, 2019
Submitted by olvamn on December 18, 2023
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| Scheme | Abxb xxxc AcxAcx xAc |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 467 |
| Words | 97 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6, 3 |
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