Fragile, dainty my heart delicate
Falling apart
Under the heavy burden of silence
Getting brittle all my strength
Waning my faith by your derelict
Reduced to the state of despair
All my courage, all my valour
O' callous, o'indifference, o'quetude
Pity the soul, pity the spirit
The life essence.
It may be written years ago but your voice in this is powerful and electric! ! ! Putting this on my fav list, 10++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hey, go dip into those old notebooks again- there be treasures in those pages! ! ! ! !
Hi Susan Williams, It is always a pleasure to see you in comment box and hear your cheery voice.
it is very heart touching poem, you are so bland and sensitive poet, wish no one break your lovely heart at all,10++
Silence, when unwanted, a vacuum one can't bear. Very nice and intense poem, equal opposite to the noise of Silence.
When there is indifference from those whom we love, our heart gets torn apart! We fall into a state of sorrow and depression! The intensity of your feelings of dejection can be felt by the reader in each line! Powerfully expressed! A 10
Full of emotions, feelingly expressed, and yet brilliantly penned.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Under the heavy burden of silence! ! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Thank you Edward Kofi Louis for your kind read and feedback.