Silence is Not Golden

Silence is a secret puzzle,
Questions unspoken,
Answers unknown.

Speaks no language,
Has no voice,
No mother tongue.

Shh!

Silence betrays reason,
Writes no lyrics,
Sings no song.

Hides a troublesome truth,
A bride's betrayal,
A bruise or a scar.

Shh!

Silence tells an unheard tale
Of more in store,
Of palpable lies,

Holds rubbish undercover,
With pipes to drain,
Venom to milk.

Shh!

Silence rises up,
like a dark horse
Penned up, waiting,

Conceals a weapon, a tool,
A mother's scream,
A noiseless passing.

Shh!