Silence, In Two Frames

It's short. Read it and see.

Her solitary finger tapped
As she searched the room
For a topic. Silence brought
Her great unease.

Finally, she spoke again,
Reporting the same "news"
That she had moments before,
Shattering his serenity.

Author's Note

You tell ME what it's about.

Reviews

[jen]

I like this....open to the reader's interpretation..
At first, I feel it's a loved one telling him that she is very sick.
But after reading it again, it seems to be about him asking for her opinion about something that he really doesn't want to know the truth about, but he hears it anyway. Once she has spoken she realizes this and attempts to alter or soften the reality of the disappointment.

[Creepy Swine Guy]

This is just a poem about how different people see silence. Some just cannot suffer long periods of silence. They need there to be people talking. Others LOVE their serenity. For them, there is nothing more divine than 90 minutes of blessed silence.

[Eve]

Sounds like a retired married couple, he's reading and doing the crossword in his paper, she's desperately trying to get his attention...or she has alzheimers , love it!

[The Pain Stays Fresh]

I really like this. It's so open to the reader's imagination. It could be about anything. It's really good. I especially love the title.

[Octob3r Star]

Nice way to give the reader their perspective on what happened. Cheers

[Kristina Moulaison]

I'm finding people's interpretations just as interesting as the poem. Poetry is cool like that. It doesn't really matter what WE meant. Everyone reads it from their own heads. I read it from yours, but I'm sure that wasn't right either.

[Mockingbird]

sounds like a man in his post-orgasmic glow, and she has to open her mouth and start talking about nothing, ruining his moment. i can just picture the scene.

[.........]

I'm seeing that he sits quietly, sadly, and maybe he's comfortable with the silence. Or maybe he just has nothing more to say... She gets nervous and afraid at each moment of silence: she just needs to hear reassuring words, to make sure he's okay. But he won't speak. she just needs him to talk to her, the way she talks out to break the clear way.....but the way is hardly clear. Not clear at all. and she speaks again, saying anything at all, that she's sorry for all of the pain, but only to break the silence.
Two friends, two loved ones, enemies? Silence speaks millions of words, and each time she breaks the silence, he falls back into his deep sadness, and cries at the sound of her voice.