Silent Beauty – A Poem

By Baba Galleh Jallow

 

You hold your voice

In this talking shop

Observe silence

Where speech is golden

Not wishing to hurt

Some innocent ears

Some fragile ears

Some innocent minds

Silent you watch

Some ignorant ears

Some arrogant minds

Remain dark

Too wise to hear!

 

You hold your tongue

You feel this gaze

Of repressed desire

Turned to hate

You feel this gaze

Of hostile minds

That see difference

As marking place

You see this rage

Inspired by love

That must be killed

Must not be felt!

 

You keep your peace

And watch this rage

See faces stretched

To breaking point

See eyes bloated

To bursting point

See minds depraved

Too wise to hear

Too hard to feel

Too blind to see

This silent beauty!

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