"MY SILENCE" in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"

Silence is not always the trait of a coward
You shut up
You don’t know what you’re talking about

Silence doesn’t mean that I’m scared
Even if I am, I’m more afraid of being unfair
Hatred is toxic - here, there, and everywhere

Silence means I’ve had it
Everybody’s been throwing a fit
They just won’t quit
calling names as if it would fix every bit

That’s it, I’m done
Please, just leave me alone
We’ve all got to move on
I can’t think, not with all your nonstop bickering

So stuffing words into my mouth
Don’t dictate me on whom I should agree with
I’m not a stupid little kid
My decision is mine
You’d better not cross that line!

**R.

(Jakarta, 8/11/2016 - 5:00 pm)
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