i’m getting better

with silence

not the quiet

but the lack

of words

how many words

i’ve regretted

i’ve spoiled

i’ve misunderstood

silence isn’t

golden

it’s shiny lucre

a tainted trickster

acting out its own

mute revenge

silence contains

all possibilities

infinite potential

for whatever

might break

it’s deadly grasp

bhagiti 6.11.07 perrysburg, oh