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Say Less

An ode to silence

By Joe PattersonPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Say Less
Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash

Say no more, better yet say less

If there are no words to speak then

Listening is at its peak. Sometimes

Expressing something is best when

Nothing is said at all. So you can

Close your mouth and open your

Ears. There’s a lot for you to hear.

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About the Creator

Joe Patterson

Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.

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  • Catsidheabout a year ago

    So true. Well done!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    That is so true. Well said.

  • Tiffany Gordonabout a year ago

    Amen! Go Joe! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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