The Pauses

Between the spoken lines, there are pauses
Listen carefully to the silence
For there is a whole world of conversation
Going on between those pauses

Read carefully to what is written
Immerse yourself within those words
There is a whole chapter
That has already been published

Look deeply at the pictures sent
Galaxies are created with brush strokes
The eyes will reveal the truth

On days without communication
Think intensely about the quiet
For she is having an internal debate
About how she feels about you

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

I don't know about those pauses
they could be the result of us watchin TV and turning off the sound when them commercials interrupt, but as far as she feels about me, well it's much too late for the old girl to debate about how that's all going, because at our age, we are both going to just have to ride this one out!
PB

[Poetic Beauty]

Well there are still pause between sentence and noise that can say a lot by body language if look and listen carefully

[Davidgeo]

I use pauses as a way to omit truth when I manipulate people without actually "lying" to them. You can create an entire world of non sense possibilities and turn them into perceived temporary reality just by leaving out a few details, or maybe re ordering a few details. So yeah, read carefully between the pauses... I'm not the only who does this. I think most people do this actually. Some are better at it than others though.

[Poetic Beauty]

Yes people do that as well but for me it is more of an internal dialogue and emotions that are beneath the surface like love passion sadness. Things I’m afraid to show because of fear or because I perceive them to be a weakness

[Davidgeo]

Ah, the internal dialogue. Be careful... you might convince yourself of strange things by accident. I don't think anyone needs to worry about fear of revealing weakness, but we all do. It doesn't make sense. It slows human progress... all of us being somewhat neurotic. Though, what defines behaviorally modern humans is a kind of nuerosis... language, art, tool making, controlling fire, finding/making shelter... no animal does it like us... our madness has brought us far. We have 'mastered' our domain like no other animal in the history of this planet so far. I think it's awesome... and I forgot what I was talking about.

[Davidgeo]

Oh yeah... neurotic behavior. To truly be human means you have to suffer from a personality disorder or some kind of mild main charachter fantasy.

[Poetic Beauty]

We are all quite abnormal in one way or another that is what makes us unique and human

[Anita Frader]

One of your best. The last two lines though... such truth that is.

[Poetic Beauty]

We all have many conversations within our own minds and if we pay close attention to body language it can say a lot

[Mauricio Montoya]

Whoa! Girl so insightful I'm struck in what I read electricity I felt with every word but I pause so I was blinded by the light I did not see, thank you for sharing thoughts so deep, Excellent write. You go PB

[Poetic Beauty]

We all have those pauses males and females both. We have conversations within ourselves and our eyes can show you the depth of our emotions if we pay attention.

I’m glad you liked the depth of this poem and the thought put into each line and words

[barleygirl]

I can't think of anything more important, when it comes to communication. You spell it out in a friendly, eye-opening way. Back when you posted this in 2017, maybe one could read it with the idea that we'd be face-to-face, looking at the other person to watch his/her pauses. But in 2021, with people feeling isolated becuz of social distancing, I feel the pauses are more important than ever. I recently iced a friendship becuz of the pauses (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Poetic Beauty]

Yes these days the pause are on a grander scale and more elaborate. So much not being verbally said

[Lorry]

Those pauses I find, are small recallibrations in the bigger picture of how we are thought of and think of others, just as you so eloquently say. They should be taken by the one talking as a chance to pause also and perhaps clarify their intentions, as it may lead to a permanent judgement if not corrected.
Perhaps you're ahead of your time, as we all acquaint ourselves with more and more silence, with plenty of time to deliberate the enforced silence, as well as all those silences we gave the benefit of the doubt to before.
All this time on our hands has certainly led me into rewinding some conversations and listened to those silences again... As well as regret not putting my own mouth into silent mode.
Well! Say something? 😷

[Poetic Beauty]

I have many thoughts that churn within my mind. I don’t always convey my deeper most inner thoughts and those are my pauses. A whole unsaid conversation

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

It is most important to me what people don't say than what they do. I like the way you have rolled the silent pauses into an art form here. Thank you for these many thoughts and the wondrous share!

[Poetic Beauty]

That you. There is a whole world of conversation within our minds that no one hears

[Wanda Vergara-Yates]

Some conversations are empty of words. Very nicely done.

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you for reading

[Neville]

excellent.. and certainly worthy of each of those reviews to date.. and which by the way, far exceed the number any of my posts have yet received … Good on ya PB..

Neville

[Poetic Beauty]

Neville don’t get discouraged. I have been on this site for ten plus years. There was a time when the satire EH Monroe raged within this domain, The Perfectionist dragon speed out English grammar mistakes, Crowley wrote you tale to get lost in, Larry Dyson could take you off on an adult midnight adventure and Poppy Silver could weave a romantic using scientific calculation. There were great writers who read and helped each other long the way. You can still read many of their works on here. Each time I get on here it seems I start over with a new set of friends. Lol

[Neville]

and I have only been here for around eight years. ya make me feel like a newbie... so ya do..

[Katrina Mckeown]

Very meaningful powerful poem, thought provoking piece of fine poetry. :)

[Poetic Beauty]

The is a world of conversation never said

[Katrina Mckeown]

Yes that’s so romantic and true!