Disturbed
If silence was peace,
it would not reside
in the space
between heartbeats,
the thousand deaths
each day
must suffer.
It would not pull
the tears
from the canyons
within my soul,
and swallow the scream
that I send,
into the sky,
because pain
burns deeper
when borne alone.
It would not hide
behind words, smiles
and empty glances,
making life echo
as a hollow,
filled with nothing
but ghosts.
Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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