Silence is so loud
when you’re missing somebody.
Left on read,
empty circles are
the same as
empty words.

We’re busy.
We’re well loved.
We have enough,
are enough.
But, we can still remember
with dry cheeks

We drifted apart,
though we’re everywhere,
in the stars,
the sunrise,
a stranger’s smile.

We’d soar with the crows.
We became one with the night,
ditching the streetlights,
hiding  in tall grass until morning,
our blanket being our only company.

The early morning would greet us
with the hot summer sun
and the early birds singing,
the rich smell of sunkissed grass,
and bunnies chaperoning us home.

We were infinite as the ocean
as the stars
We made memories
forged by emotions.

Silence is loud.
But, bountiful memories are louder,
and last forever.

4 responses to “Louder”

  1. WanderingCanadians Avatar
    WanderingCanadians

    Lovely poem, I especially like the last verse. Silence can be unbearably loud. But I love that part about how bountiful memories are louder and last longer. Thanks for sharing. Hope all is well and that the job search is going well.

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      BrittnyLee

      Thank you !! I am trying out Uber eats before I can apply . I have to wait for this program to be done . It’s an all day thing. It’s going great though and I’m more optimistic about when I am finished finding a steady job. Thank you for being so vocal about appreciating this one. I feel like my poetry can be dark but I’m in an in-between so I guess it will fluctuate. I love turning a negative into a positive with poetry. It also depends on how the poem “,wants” to be written. There are days I just am led to write the words and they feel as if they’re not even coming from me ! It’s such a cathartic feeling.

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        WanderingCanadians

        Glad to hear that it’s going well. And it’s wonderful how you’re able to find and unleash your voice through poetry. Many people go through life unable to understand, articulate or process what they are feeling.

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        BrittnyLee

        Thank you. Poetry helps me express myself the best. It gives me time to process and take my time . Sometimes, talking and getting the words I want to out, can be tough. I know everyone goes through it. But, writing really helps. Hope you’re well and enjoying your trip 🙂

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