I never quite understood why the silence numbed my soul It wasn't the silence of an empty room It was more of the silence within The one that captivated my mind And, caused me to loose myself from time to time The silence never made me weak It somehow became my home In the midst of everything I was whole You see the silence was never really the problem It was the silence of those around The words left unspoken The stares I mistook for sincere glares It was the silence in their eyes The way it would glisten when it came across something tainted It was the silence of their demeanor And, mostly the silence muffled beneath that "hello" or "goodbye" You see that silence caused my mind to unravel That silence is of a Diabolic dye Like the way Cain killed Abel But, somehow my own silence was tolerable I became words muffled together Hoping someone will see the silence within and why it made me whole