BEYOND SPEECH

Silence.

We gift it bread and wine.

It is the moment of understanding

Between two lovers.

Silence.

A valley unpolluted

By movement;

The quiet time after stories.

And the truest language

Mirrors silence,

Prepares for life.

And the truest silence

Follows confession,

Prepares for death.

Silence.

We bring it into the world,

We guard it in shadowy corners,

We hold it closer than our secrets.

And when we finally let go,

It becomes our companion.

Copyright Michael Newman