Silence Speaks

I switched off the music 

Closed the windows 

I even switched off that old fan which 

Had been struggling to come to a stop from ages

I wanted silence 

Though I Could hear the chirping of sparrows, 

An annoying kid howling from my neighbor’s house,

A faint screech from a drilling machine and 

Dhuhr(Mid Day prayer call) from a nearby mosque

I chose to write in silence today

As I believe that in silence lays the secret of ages

Have you ever tried to listen to those silent stops between your breaths?

The silences between every footstep u keep.

A silence that engulfs you between every droplet of rain that falls on you?

The silence between the tears that roll down your eyes??

I chose to write in silence because 

I love this silence between the strokes my pen takes to write a new word

I love to listen to that silence between the words u say 

I love to feel it between your laughter 

I love to feel it in your smiles

You know why I chose to write in silence 

Because that’s where I found you 

That’s where I found myself 

That’s where I would always be waiting

Its only there I live, I breathe and i would wish to perish

See, listen carefully, didn't you once ask me which 

Is that place on earth I love the most???

I say it now, this moment; you know it's right there 

In that mystic silence 

In that divine place

It’s in that silent spot

Between those musical notes you play.....

I see ME

And I thought that was all it was about

I thought that was the end

So I, at that very instant closed my eyes

I didn’t want to see where my feet led me next to

I was all ready to fall down deep,

Deep into the darkest corners

From where I wouldn’t want to see myself

Or neither wished anyone ever found me out.

But the very instance I took the next step

There was this mystic silence that enveloped me,

I could feel for the first time a hand held me,

It held me tight,

I wanted to see who it was

I wanted to ask who it was

I wanted to hear who it was

I didn’t, I didn’t utter a word,

Was too scared to believe

That all I felt then was true,

This silence

Which I always yearned for was

Here and I was a part of it

I still didn’t open my eyes

I still didn’t muster the courage

To ask who it was

I still didn’t believe that I was not alone

There are instances when life harms you in

A way from where you never wish to come back

But here there was someone holding me

Taking me to a safer place,

Warmth of tears rolling down my eyes

Asked me to see what I had here ,

Asked me to believe what I felt ,

Asked me to forgive myself

And finally asked me to

Believe...

As caught up in heavy rains

I struggle to open my eyes,

I see where I am , I forgive myself ,

I believe what I see and now

I see you …