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Silence

Words may be able to give us descriptions, give us detail, fill in the blank, but sometimes silence says more than words.

By Marina JohnstonePublished 7 years ago 2 min read
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Silence; when you just get done with a workout and all you can hear is your heart throbbing in your ear with the ringing

Silence; when you are staring at that third question for the fourth time trying to figure out what to write down for

Silence; when you finally get the courage to ask the girl to prom and she replies with

Silence; when you are looking into someone's eyes and all you want to do is dive deeper into them so that they take you away from the

Silence; when you spot them across the room and all the things you wish you still had with them come charging at you again with

Silence; when you are sitting on the toilet taking a shit hoping nobody comes in and breaks the

Silence; when you find that corner of the school where nobody will bother you so that you can finally have

Silence; when you enter the classroom and everyone is glaring at you with their

Silence; when you are asked a question in class while you off daydreaming about

Silence; when you wait in anticipation for ten minutes waiting to know if you might be having a baby or

Silence; when you finally get them to bed and you go to lay in yours when you hear the

Silence; when you hear the gunshots and you feel your body go towards the

Silence; when you watch as your brother is lowered into the ground and all you can think about is

Silence; when you are cornered into a closet and locked in with the

Silence; when you get stressed to the point that you can't hold your emotions in because of the

Silence, when you say 'I Love You' for the first time and then

Silence; when you find the rope and all you want is

Silence

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