SILENT LOVE

In bygone days,
when love so boldly spoken
was thwarted by your indifference,
my heart was pierced and wounded
but did not suffer death.
Pride intervened
and heart learned to whisper.

So in silence I will love you,
even when my heart screams out
inside its chamber,
caged and helpless
to speak in louder tones.

The lull before the storm, they say,
brings in its wake
a dangerous and explosive thing.
But love learns silence,
and hearts can abate explosions --
except inside the soul,
where only God sees.

Copyright 1978 Ruth Gillis

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