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silence

lying in bed thinking of you,
silence came up and said "hello,
I want peace", said he, and asked me
if that's who he could be,

I said nothing, just gave him a smile,
acknowledging his desire as mine,
the power to be, to live, to stay,
to love while doing just that; to be,

he spent a while and thought aloud,
"why isn't there an awkward sound,
when does someone feel uneasy,
all this while I thought the reason was me,

but now I see that it isn't true,
for you are who you choose to be,
I ain't pushing anyone around,
so why should I worry about the crowd?"

"merci", said he as he got around,
lifted his chin and made no sound,
out of his past, he arose,
and embraced the now for all it was,

and softly hummed the sounds of silence...

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