The Vocabulary of the Silent Type

An introverts point of view

Under-appreciated and often-times misunderstood

They used to say it was golden

You won’t listen

But you should

A moment of quiet contemplation

Amidst the rhythmic noise of chaos

It wants to speak, to talk, to tell

And yet it knows it cannot yell

So silence, my old friend

Be vocal

Be verbal

You know exactly what to say

Sometimes something

Sometimes nothing

Silence never walks away

Your battery needs recharging

Sometimes music just won’t do

So what can silence possibly offer

That could benefit poor you?

Tell me how it doesn’t feel right

How when in darkest of nights

You crave sounds just to keep yourself calm

You see, life can be stressful

So the silence seems peaceful

But that’s me

So please, by all means 

Speak your qualm

Silence does not claim to know the answer to your question

It helps you raise more

Till your head becomes sore

Perhaps they’ll drive you mad

And possibly sad

Yet these questions are vital

In understanding ones title

Self-betterment 

Knowledge

Forever be learning

Silence helps appreciate such questions 

Your mind is eagerly yearning

And so here we do sit

Whilst you quietly knit

You hear that?

It’s a ticking

The clock? 

Now a tocking

It’s surely not stopping

But this is silence is it not?

Reviews

[creative Marie]

Wow I love this poem, at first I thought, it was going to be about some one hiding their self in silence, But as I read on I realized that the silence is actually warm, inviting and reflective, rather than cold lonely and dismissive. great work : ])

[Armistead Lindsey]

I enjoyed reading this poem, for the most part the flow was great (apart from the mild use of rhyme but that is just my preference)

The reflective tone at the start of the poem where it talks about the reference of time being golden, sets the tone perfectly for the rest of the poem.

My favorite part of the poem is the end, where you write of silence being there but also there being a ticking clock. It alludes to how we never really experience silence and I think it does so perfectly.