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To Silence

Posted on July 21, 2015 By rayawambui 2 Comments on To Silence

So, as silence sings her lullaby’s,
Silence steals her bed at night.
Silence teaches how to smile without
her eyes.
Her alibi, is silence.

So as silence scrubs clean panties,
Evidence.
Silence names girl six
as its’ abandoner.
Girl six is now a prisoner of
repeated testimony, public shame
a shameful story,
Is her namer, as whistle blower.
Had she chose silence, the number would climb further,
Maybe reaching sixteen?
Higher?

So, silence is consent given,
As saying yes, would make any her
a heathen.
In our ideology of morality,
Silence is the right answer.

I will question all this silence!
If it names me slut, I will not wither,
As the punishment of slander shrivels
in comparison to my fear
That this could happen to my
baby, or my sister.

So,
Silence! You are not my master!
Silence! You are not my Mister!
You have not given any gold or silver
To my ring finger!
Nor would I accept it!

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Comments (2) on “To Silence”

  1. Evalyne Were says:
    November 19, 2022 at 8:26 am

    In Silence evils of all kinds breed.
    If silence has another name it is Evil.
    Evil thrives where there is Silence,
    The graves only are Silent, Silence is death.
    I read this peace and it spoke so personally to me,Raya has geniusly found a way to loudly and boldly face Silence!
    Lots of love ♡♡♡.

    Reply
    1. rayawambui says:
      November 19, 2022 at 5:28 am

      Thank you mama. Grateful for your time.

      Reply

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