Silence.

Silence that drags me down like hatred;

Silence that drags me down like love;

Silence that drags me down like sorrow.

When no words can be said

I walk into the sea

and let it envelope me;

When no words can be said

I swallow the vomit

and let it choke me.

Silence is my respite;

Silence is my strength;

Silence is my burden;

Silence is my prison.

And all the words I could ever say,

I bury in my heart;

And I mourn at the graves of my loved ones;

but I cannot speak.

In the end,

despite everything,

despite all the love and hate and beauty and hope of the world,

I cannot speak.

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