silence talks

sometimes silence is the best reply...................

i used to think silence was a gap
a void where words failed
an emptiness that begged to be filled
but i was wrong

silence has a spine
it stands firm when shouting dies
it holds steady where anger scatters
it cuts cleaner than any insult

in silence i do not chase
i do not defend
i do not explain
i let the clowns tumble in their circus of words

while i stand in the stillness
silence talks
and it says everything
it says-

i will not be made the joke
i will not be dragged to the level of fools
i will not dance to the tune of taunts
i will sit instead in the weight of my own strength

silence talks in waiting rooms
in aching nights
in mornings where pain presses low
it holds me upright
when there are no witnesses

silence talks to the heart that wants to cry
but it does not
to the soul that wants to scream
but chooses not
it is not surrender
it is command

because silence is never empty
it is full of choice
full of weight
full of dignity

so let the noise have its carnival
let the clowns trip over their own noise
i will not clap
i will not answer
i will not join the show

silence talks
and it says enough

and if you ever doubt it
try it yourself
let the noise pass by
hold your ground
and listen-
silence will speak for you too