GREAT SILENCE OF EARTH

by Ronnie779Aberystwyth, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Jul 2016 634 Views 2 comments

THE GREAT SILENCE OF EARTH

THE GREAT SILENCE OF EARTH

No one breaks the silence
On this earth of ours
Some talk
Then go
And leave you bewildered
As to what you are to do
The heart reaches out in the air
Only to find the silence
The world hates you
But you still offer it love
Despite it's ignorance
And endless quiet

Silence in a crowded room
Of hubbub
All speak but say nothing
No disclosure
Only schemes
And everyone
Figuring the angles

The great silence
Causes all the heartache
The disease
And the wars

All for unreachable perfection
The ideal mate
Yet you started the conversation
Too late
Because I had already gone

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Posted: Jul 2016

About this poem:

hOW PEOPLE TALK AND YET SAY NOTHING...HOW IGNORANCE AND EGOTISM 'ME.ME.ME' IS ALL-PERVASIVE ON OUR PLANET...AND HOW WE ARE DOOMED TO ETERNAL SILENCE IF WE DON'T BREAK THIS HELLISH 'SOUND OF SILENCE'

Comments (2)

aviasSoutheast, Missouri USAJul 3, 2016

You speak louder than most voices.....if only there were more that could speak this way! Enjoyed your poem!

mcradloffPlatteville, Wisconsin USAJul 8, 2016

Reminds me of Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel. "Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again. People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening, no one dared, disturb the sound of silence."