i’ve heard many types of silence
the silence of caution
the silence of fear
the silence of cowardice
the silence of near death
of a crowd subdued
of thunder delayed
of listening too hard
of not speaking up
of a particular email
of a particular boast
of a particular female
of eggs on toast
of the wrong turn taken
of the one who got away
of the one you left behind
of the one you left her for
of every sad soul
of each suffering human
of every grain of sand