Do you know why silence is so loud?
Have you ever heard a sound so loud
As silence?
I speak the words my mouth can’t say
With more than just my lips
With much more than my tongue
Will you read my hands and words?
Will you wait till my mouth said
What it wanted?
Can you? Can you stay silent for so long?
If you have the patience to join our world
Of rich and graphic language?
Make a wish without your mouth
Or spoken words
Close your eyes and visualize
Be in your mind’s eye
And join us there
Join our tale!
You should see the words float in the air
And draw a picture for you, or a film
Or a book
Will you look at me and my hands and
My eyes, and my mouth, and
See my words?
I wish for you to join me
And really understand
How can you say it is silence?
Do you know why silence is so loud?
Have you ever heard a sound so loud?
As silence?
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