21 January 2011

What you don’t say...


It is easy to fight over
What a person said.
What many fail to understand
Is that many a time
The reason why
Someone said something
Was because
Someone else did not say anything.

Silence is often used as
A doubled edged sword.
You say something
And yet you don’t say anything!
It is a deprivation
Of a much needed communication
That sometimes causes
Volcanoes of emotion to erupt
From the grieved person
Who wanted to hear ‘something’.

When someone continuously deprives
Another of food
It is a crime.
They are blamed of
Starving a person to death.
But when someone continuously deprives
Another of communication
Which is vital to keep a relationship going,
No one considers it a crime.
And yet a person’s heart can die
For want of fellowship,
The need for self expression and understanding.

The communication we receive from loved ones
Is like sunlight.
It gives us energy, strength and
Keeps us going.
Lock up a plant in a dungeon
Without sunlight
And it shrivels and dies.
Human beings are like plants
They need nurturing and affection
So when you call someone a ‘friend’
Make sure you communicate.

-       Henrietta Decruz


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