POEM STARTER
Inspired by FreeFly
The Dreadful Silence
Write a poem that could have this as its title or main theme.
The Dreadful Silence
Shuffling feet
Fidgeting hands
Pursed lips
Tired eyes
Two people
One has everything to say
The other doesn’t know how to hear it
Her
Lingering pain
From years of being too much
She learned not to speak it
But her brain didn’t learn to not remind her
Him
Fearful of connection
Of feeling
So he hides his emotions in gin
And hopes laughter is enough
The silence that comforts him
Is killing her.
This is now one of my favorite poems. Thank you very much for writing this! I’m more inspired to write after reading this and I want you to know that I appreciate this greatly. I know it wasn’t written for ,e, because you have no idea who I am, but I will hold this poem in my heart. Thank you, again, and may you keep writing precious stories