The Game of Silence

The first poem I wrote.

Out of words to say 
so we sit in silence 
Hearing past the silence 
we guess at our own unspoken thoughts

This is a game of silence. 

"What's the point in a phone call 
without words?" 

Sometimes silence is the point 
Not to fill our lives 
with pointless chatter 
But to fill our lives 
with each other's presence 

The game changes 
At first it could be breaking the silence 
just to receive a deeper one 
Then it's seeing how long you can go 
without a single word 

At first it's light hearted. 
Entertaining even. 
But before you know it 
it's taken a dark turn 

The silence forces you into madness 
The endless possibilties of what he's thinking 
scream inside your head until you lose it 
Until you've lost your grasp of reality. 

The Game of Silence. 
It's addictive. 

They'll try to pull you away 
they say "Hang up." 
"Let. Him. Go" 
But you can't. 

There's no way out. 
You choose this madness 
Over your sanity. 

You've become hooked. 

Reviews

[ba_mcfarlane]

We have all been there. It's already over, but if nothing is said, maybe it lasts a bit longer. You put the reader into that lonely, and now silent place, that breaking hearts dread. You nailed it girl!

[Panda]

whoa XD never thought of silence that way but well said :)

[Patrick]

Like some of the thoughts on silence here and how they are placed together. The first stanze stands out I feel above the rest.