Those who hold to silence; Do! Defend! :
I speak not! for the wear of words which do not mend
I speak not! for their depths which lack all mannerisms of time past
I speak not! for those who once had voice yet could not noise
I speak not! for time ever lost amidst shelves of the lesser rot
I speak not! for each whose young yet knew all hope and no tongue
I speak not! for small Abandon which so many had forgotten to love
I speak not! for pain that trembles in persons depths, at core and embers
I speak not! for losses in the aged and youth ripped out of lifes page
I speak not! for the silence which remains in sun, stars, and rain
I speak not! for tears unshed, hearts unhealed, laughter silenced, lives cut short, glory taken, loss repeated, beauty sodden, peace disrupted, bruises unearned, innocence wizened, hope shattered, silence kept, scars opened, I speak not.
Yet,
I do..............................I will, ................................I must!
SPEAK for YOU.
By Ruth L. Rivers
2-20-08
Ruth L. Rivers
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/-279/
