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Silence
Silence
What comes to mind when you hear this?
An empty, quiet classroom?
Or an awkward silence in the car with your parents?
When I think of silence
I think of the many properties it can have
The many ways it can be used
The many meanings it has
The silence of a library is an obvious choice
But what are the other ways, you may wonder?
I can tell you the many ways of silence
That this word has to offer
Silence can be loud, deafening even
The silence after your teacher yells at you for not paying attention
Even if you can’t help it
And don’t know what’s going on with you
Silence can be scary
Only interrupted by the ticking of a clock
As you stay in the classroom after school to finish work
While your mom stays outside waiting for you
The silence of your psychiatrist’s office
Sitting alone with your mom and dad
Waiting to see what’s wrong with you
As that’s what you’ve been told for a long, long time
The silence of your bedroom after you’ve been scolded
Staying up too late and watching TV
Your TV unplugged and games taken away
Trying to fall asleep with guilt wrapped around your heart
Silence can be depressing
The feeling of your mouth being metaphorically glued shut
While you struggle to gain the courage to tell your mom
That you think you have depression
Silence can be anxiety inducing
Waiting patiently for a friend to respond
Your heart hammering in your chest
After you’ve told them your bad thoughts
Silence can be everything
And yet nothing at all
Silence can be comforting
And yet the most anxiety inducing thing ever
Silence can sometimes be everything we want
The peaceful quiet after a long day at school
But silence can be something that hurts us
Like the silence of a friend when we try to reach out to them and receive no reply
Silence is a powerful tool
Silence can be a weapon of mass destruction
You can convey so many emotions with simple
Silence
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