Silence is Golden?
A Dancing with Distraction Challenge Entry!
Do you really believe silence is golden? That's what people often say, don't they? Silence is golden...but is it?
I mean, when you think about it - though it may just be me
Silence, to me, is golden for but a short time - a creative catalyst, a meditative and peaceful intermission
Then my mind starts to take advantage and prey on me, silence is no longer my friend
Relishing in the quiet by haunting me, replaying my worst memories, my insecurities and inferiorities
Allowing the intrusive and disquieting thoughts I keep barricaded to get free
Clouding my better judgement, the inner critic untethered
The only way to combat this cerebral noise, is with sleep or external noise
I thrive on distractions to quiet the awful din within
On music, laughter, and conversation to keep the critic at bay
never allowing the silence to fully take over unless it's necessary.
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Paul Stewart
Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.
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Comments (5)
Silence is golden but no one wants to give it to me. But even when I do find silence, it's never truly silent because I have like 84 tabs open in my head and they're all playing music. Some are podcasts. Some are news. It's a circus I tell you! Awesome poem!
Music, tv, white noise. Just to quiet our minds enough we can sleep.
Silence is golden, but only for a short time. Exactly this. Well done, buddy.
I've told you before to deal with that inner critic firmly. It's a long process, though.
Some would call them demons. A great take on the challenge to create this with a pro-distraction slant. I have to admit that on reading the first line, I expected this to head toward the subject of other people's silence. Maybe there's another poem there. Well done, Paul!