Silence <br />Silence…..force that drives the world; <br />Silence…..love that goes untold; <br />Silence…..child left to cry; <br />Silence…..infant without life; <br />Silence…..lover left alone; <br />Silence..…writer without a poem; <br />Silence…..judge who decides our fate; <br />Silence…..angel filled with hate; <br />Silence…..warrior who will not fight; <br />Silence…..heaven without light; <br />Silence…..man without a mate; <br />Silence......withdrawal without debate; <br />Silence…..mercy buried deep; <br />Silence......hopeful thoughts we keep; <br />Silence…...world without a choice; <br />Silence…...people without voice; <br />Silence.......reaper, with scythe, black cloak; <br />Silence.......sleeper, dreamer, hoax; <br />Silence.......keeper of destiny's fear; <br />Silence.......music we will never hear; <br />Silence.......human race abhored; <br />Silence.......our eternal reward....<br /><br />Ralph Acosta<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/silence-246/