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MY SILENCE



 Surrender by Mayfair






























































Once the realization is accepted that even
between the closest human beings infinite
distances continue, a wonderful living side
by side can grow, if they succeed in loving
the distance between them which makes it
possible for each to see the other
whole against the sky.

Rainier Maria Rilke

MY SILENCE

If you really want to
listen to my songs,
you need to become
intimate with my silence.

I keep secrets
inside of my heart
that I will never say
out loud, but if you
look into my eyes,
they are there
for you to read-
tender words that
I think you'll
tire of hearing
me say out loud...

But know this~
When the stars shine
exceptionally bright
or the sun is warming
your naked skin in
all the right places,
when a beautiful stranger
smiles at you and
you find hope where there
was none, when your
children kiss you,
when a newborn baby
cuddles against
your chest and sighs,
when a butterfly
tickles your cheek,
when the wind
blows through your hair
as you feel the freedom
of driving fast or
you sing your favorite song,
when butter pecan
ice cream touches
your tongue in that
initial explosion
of taste, when you
hear "i love you"
in the night wind
and think that you
imagined it...

Those are all the things
I hold in the silence
of my heart, all the ways
in which I love you...
Those are my wishes for you
being granted, my prayers
being answered, the songs
I won't sing out loud,
the ones I keep to myself
for when you doubt,
when you hurt, when
you feel insecure.

I am right here,
loving you
in silence.



Lori Beal













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