There’s Wisdom In Silence by Justin Farley
There’s wisdom in silence;
Silence breeds seeds of wisdom.
Knowledge pours in like an flowing pitcher
Of water into an empty basin …
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I stand away from the grueling noise
ever hoping to sneak a break, a pause
from the jangled taunts of a reeling mind
troubled by the increasing crime, the lost
souls screaming at demons there but unseen,
the twenty-four seven mouth pieces miss
because they are told don’t go there today,
nor tomorrow or any other day,
because the people's elect pretend
There's wisdom in silence ...
But the problems unseen, while far too great
to sweep into the dark, dank crevasses
in alleyways, under paths, and freeways
seen every day as we drive by
are cloaked in our sea of worry, and strain.
So that this “no news" just becomes “good news."
Even creating a false narrative
can be somewhat soothing as we sludge through
the daily dramas of our own making, but ...
Silence breeds seeds of wisdom.
However, as daunting as this might sound
tragic suffering, the hate turned to rage.
The senseless strains of today’s hopes and dreams;
youth lost in the vortex of failed systems,
elders caught in the vice of inflation,
and workers sitting on the bench wringing their hands.
Angry, their jobs just don't get the bills paid.
Each man, woman, and child can bring on change.
But each of us must keep our heads mindful ...
Knowledge pours in like an flowing pitcher
of water springing forth for thirsty souls
unsullied by man's greed and power lust
and egoic unconscious use of "free will."
It has been said 'oft "Hope springs eternal."
So, as bad as life has been presented,
you, me, or them must always cling to hope
like a life vest, driftwood, or boat,
knowing bad times have seemed hopeless before.
Just fill your soul full of hope, like a pitcher
of water into an empty basin.
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