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silence


Words cannot express the emotion in my body

Like the rush of water crashing into the rocks 

My aspiration to talk is shadowed by humility

Clinching my fists and shuttering in fear

The silence that stangles me brings me to tears

Having no voice to express my being

The silence is what keeps me from seeing

 

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Grant-Grey Porter Hawk Guda
<p>Powerful expression!&nbsp;</p>

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