[silence]

i would do better
alone in this world
with no one to speak to me
just leave me alone!
i just want some peace
can't you see in my eyes?
i despise human speech,
it just takes too much time.
i don't care if you sit there
and just shut your mouth,
you can be in my presence
but you need to learn how!
it shouldn't be hard
to be silent for hours
but from my experience
no on else has this power.
i just want to go
somewhere secluded
where no one else knows
and everything's muted,
no voice but my own
and a peace never ruined.

-D.B.
4/25/2012

How to scream without making a sound

I've never been loud
but I know how to scream
without making a sound
or making a scene.
You start with a thought
and then stir in repression
and when that starts to work,
add some passive aggression.
Now bring up the past,
every bit that you can,
add a teaspoon of that
and then do it again.
A dash of begrudging
adds flavor to silence
but don't add too much
because that leads to violence.
Chop up the faces
you make when ignored
it enhances repression
if the faces look bored.
Mash it together,
beat it down till it's tough
then you bake it until
all the edges are rough.
With your hot headed mixture
you can now make a pie:
use the mixture for filling,
for the crust use a smile.

-D.B.
5/24-28/2012