Portfolio Topic: The Weight of Silence
Poem 1: A Villanelle
Whispers of the Unsaid
In quiet rooms where shadows softly fall,
The weight of silence thickens in the air.
Unspoken truths are lost in every hall.
The heart aches heavy, dread begins to crawl,
Memories held captive, a silent prayer,
In quiet rooms where shadows softly fall.
Words around the table rise and stall,
Facades of laughter mask a deep despair,
Unspoken truths are lost in every hall.
With every glance, we dance, yet feel so small,
The stories that we tell fade into glare,
In quiet rooms where shadows softly fall.
Fear binds our voices, chains we can’t recall,
While dreams of freedom flicker, cold and rare,
Unspoken truths are lost in every hall.
But in the hush, we hear the silent brawl,
The fight to break the stillness we all share,
In quiet rooms where shadows softly fall,
Unspoken truths are lost in every hall.
Poem 2: A Sonnet
To Speak of Love
The words I've held so long begin to bloom,
Unraveled thoughts now yearn for daylight's grace,
Each syllable entwined with sweet perfume,
A melody that time cannot erase.
To speak of love, a whisper soft and clear,
To trace the lines of passion on your skin,
To share the dreams that linger ever near,
And lift the veil of where we both have been.
Yet still the fear of vulnerability,
The chance to shatter all we've built in sand,
But love insists we strip away the shields,
Connect our souls as art, not just command.
So let us shed our silence, bare and true,
In every whispered promise, I choose you.