Sometimes In Silence

A poem on the different types of silence we have in a romantic relationship

People of old say

Sometimes silence is all you need

When words fall redundant

In the emotions of the moment

In the impressions of tender love

 

Sometimes silence is all they have

When there are just no words

Even though sound matters so much

Their minds cry out

As silence consumes the mind in a fever

 

Sometimes silence leaves them floating

Floating in an endless uncertainty

Guessing and pulling at bits of memories

To find a clue for a direction

To anchor them on grounded reality

 

Sometimes silence overwhelms them

Drowning their hearts and soul in confusion

Despairing while searching for coherent sounds

Making up words to feed the mind

To find the cracks in the wall and repair them all

 

When the silence is what they must avoid

And yet that’s all they have

The yearning to know is unbearable

Because they want to know

They need to know

What to do and why it’s got to be done

To avoid it from crashing and breaking beyond repair

 

Author's Note

Just tell me your honest opinion about it, this is my first poem ever

Reviews

[Violet Stone]

I'm new to Writers Cafe but I'm not stupid and I know a great poem when I see one and this was very inspiring indeed. I really loved it. The opening was very good and I enjoyed how you started it with "People of old say". It makes me think that it's like a prophecy which is the kind of thing I like. I'm giving it a rating of 75.

I haven't given it the rating of 100 because even though it was excellent, It didn't grab me all that much and I like it when a poem grabs me and pulls me into a bubble of my imagination, other than that, I see nothing wrong with it! Keep up the great work!

Sincerely, Violet Stone

[John Anderson]

Wonderful message in this wonderfully written poem. Great wonderful poem!

[Purbleazaleya]

Thanks for reading this!

[WritersRankings]

Half the greatness of a lovely poem is the choice of the topic, I believe if you keep choosing such great topics you can have a great time with this art-form.

[Isadora Swift]

wow I really love this for some reason!