We Will Not Speak Poem by swatee sripada

We will not speak

When every thing is spread

as a sheet of ice for the scrutiny

As a crystal clear fluid that

Mirrors and reflects everything.

We will not speak

The crunching of the soul

When the sound that reverberates

When the breaking of a heart echoes

As an aftermath of cruelty

We will not speak

The squeezing of thoughts

When they come refreshed as words

Turning a paper black and white

And eyes big with surprise



We will not speak

We will not speak

But make them

cat walk on the ramp of life

Display them

to the world in black and white

Etch them on minds forever