Sometimes,

I don’t have anything  to say

Please don’t interpret my silence

as indifference

Sometimes,

there is nothing I want to “say out loud”

Please don’t interpret my silence

as coldness

if my words will just bring pain, isn’t it better to ignore?

 

Sometimes,

I feel like I’ve said all that I can say

hasn’t it all been said before?

Sometimes,

in striving for balance

in bridging the distance

we must rely

on silence

~Melanie Thomason