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I cleared my throat today
In the middle of a quiet room
And the sound that came back to me
Was louder than I'd assumed
I've been living in this silence
For more days than I can count
But I never really listened
To what it was about
I thought silence was empty
I thought it meant"nothing to say"
But when I cleared my throat today
It had something to say back
I heard the echo settle
On the walls and on the floor
And I realized the silence
Had been waiting at the door
The whole time
I'm learning to hear what isn't said
The space between the words
The weight of the silence
That I used to think was absurd
I'm clearing my throat
In a room full of quiet
And finding the sound
Is the start of a riot
Of a different kind
I used to fill the emptiness
With noise I didn't need
Podcasts and playlists
And a constant stream of speed
But the silence never left me
It just moved to the back
And waited for me to stop
And let it come back
I heard the echo settle
On the walls and on the floor
And I realized the silence
Had been waiting at the door
The whole time
I'm learning to hear what isn't said
The space between the words
The weight of the silence
That I used to think was absurd
I'm clearing my throat
In a room full of quiet
And finding the sound
Is the start of a riot
Of a different kind
They say silence is golden
But I think it's just patient
It waits for you to stop running
And then it starts to say things
That no one else can translate
Because the translation is yours
The silence only speaks
In the voice you ignore
I'm learning to hear what isn't said
The space between the words
The weight of the silence
That I used to think was absurd
I'm clearing my throat
In a room full of quiet
And finding the sound
Is the start of a riot
Of a different kind
A different kind
I cleared my throat today
In the middle of a quiet room
And the sound that came back to me
Was a voice I'd assumed
Was gone
But it was there
All along
