Sound of Silence - Contest

Why do they ignore me I am speaking straight at them Why are my words turning back at my lips Even when. I try and try again My voice it has left me Panic rises in my throat How, what, when, why did this happen Will it return, I have a doubt. I don't smoke cigarettes, or drink so much An odd wine is all I take Saw a consultant he is baffled This silence is like a funeral wake So I touch an arm to be noticed I try to explain using my hands People jump when surprised by my forwardness Then they see the anguish, they understand I know when I try to talk it's a jumble Of noises making no sense at all So silent I will remain and so humble To talk is a most beautiful thing, I recall. So look after your voice, no more abusing it with chemicals as in cigarettes. To be silent makes you very lonely To lose ones voice is a huge regret. Penned 9 August 2015