Soft Hum of Thoughts ...A Poem at Midnight

in poetry •  5 years ago 



The silence depressed me. It wasn't
the silence of silence. It was my own silence.

― Sylvia Plath



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I’ve lived with silence—
I know it well.


I know the quiet creaking
Of my parent’s house,

The sudden hush
Before a downpour of rain…

The absence of a friend
Who won’t return again.


I know the dark silence
Of your eyes

The midnight watches
Of regrets and whispers.

I’m not afraid to be alone
With ghosts or lightning…

It’s my own silence
I find frightening.



© 2020, John J Geddes. All rights reserved



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@johnjgeddes, Life is filled with the Dual Games and the most painful aspect of life is, The Phase Of Dark Night 🌃 Of The Soul. Stay blessed.

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I'm one acquainted with the night, lol...Thanks, @chireerocks

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Love Sylvia Plath ..... I actually did a term paper in college about her life and her works .

I agree, @anonymity5 - I always seem to quote from her and Atwood :)

I adore that moment of stillness before the skies open up.
But the dark silence from your eyes is quite disembodying ...

Thanks

The silence I "enjoy" these days is tinnitus... :O

😄😇😉

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ha ha, sometimes a tolerable side effect of a joyful noise

Ha ha, sometimes a
Tolerable side effect
Of a joyful noise

                 - johnjgeddes


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