Thunder storms can be so inspiring... They're dangerous in Sri Lanka, so whenever we have thunder and lightning, I need to switch everything off and can't work. And exactly that time of trouble outside and quiet inside usually brings out the poetess in me. Here's a poem I wrote yesterday.
Silence
Silence
I wear it like a cloak
Loose but wrapped around myself tight
To make me invisible
When I soundlessly slink through the night
Silence
I gather it around me
Like a veil to hide my face
I nod and smile and back away
And retreat with quiet grace
Silence
I breathe it in like oxygen
To swallow up the screams
I breathe it out in an unheard sigh
And seek refuge in my dreams
Silence
I open my arms and embrace it
My friend in need, a friend indeed
Like a bubble shielding me
From all the hurt and petty greed
Silence
I welcome it like the soothing dark
Enclose myself in its cocoon
Like a butterfly waiting to happen
Afraid to come out too soon
Silence
I let it run rampant inside me
To smother all the cries
I wallow and revel in it
Until the last bit of pain dies
Silence
I build a fortress out of it
Until no-one can scale the walls
I hope I can deceive them all
And make them deaf to my silent calls
Silence
I wear it like my armour
Polish it like a stealthy yet sure sword
I use my calmness as a weapon
Move my chess pieces across the board
Silence
I snuggle into its comfortable blanket
And allow myself a secret smile
For I gather courage in stillness
And listen well all the while
Silence
I greet it like the light so bright
I soak myself in its drenching rain
Deceiving all the loud imbeciles
Who think I give in without a fight
Silence
I ride it like a dragon
Soaring high, not looking down
For they had never guessed that
I wear my wounds like a crown
Where words were used in vain
I let my silence reign
Calmly survived the strain
Turned each defeat into gain
© Devika Fernando
I wear it like a cloak
Loose but wrapped around myself tight
To make me invisible
When I soundlessly slink through the night
Silence
I gather it around me
Like a veil to hide my face
I nod and smile and back away
And retreat with quiet grace
Silence
I breathe it in like oxygen
To swallow up the screams
I breathe it out in an unheard sigh
And seek refuge in my dreams
Silence
I open my arms and embrace it
My friend in need, a friend indeed
Like a bubble shielding me
From all the hurt and petty greed
Silence
I welcome it like the soothing dark
Enclose myself in its cocoon
Like a butterfly waiting to happen
Afraid to come out too soon
Silence
I let it run rampant inside me
To smother all the cries
I wallow and revel in it
Until the last bit of pain dies
Silence
I build a fortress out of it
Until no-one can scale the walls
I hope I can deceive them all
And make them deaf to my silent calls
Silence
I wear it like my armour
Polish it like a stealthy yet sure sword
I use my calmness as a weapon
Move my chess pieces across the board
Silence
I snuggle into its comfortable blanket
And allow myself a secret smile
For I gather courage in stillness
And listen well all the while
Silence
I greet it like the light so bright
I soak myself in its drenching rain
Deceiving all the loud imbeciles
Who think I give in without a fight
Silence
I ride it like a dragon
Soaring high, not looking down
For they had never guessed that
I wear my wounds like a crown
Where words were used in vain
I let my silence reign
Calmly survived the strain
Turned each defeat into gain
© Devika Fernando
RSS Feed