Mask of the Quiet One

I've been silent

maybe for too long
even the voices in my head 
haven't had much to say
and that's saying something
but I've been listening 
oh have I been listening 

letting the rage build 
deep inside my soul
as I internalize everything
while crying myself to sleep 
just thinking about 
how everything came to be
everyone has an opinion 
on what's going on
so everybody's talking
and very few are listening
but I've been listening
oh have I been listening
trying to make sense 
out of nonsense
is senseless in and of itself
this is not the time for silence 
nor is it time for sound 
without focus
so what does that mean
tune out the noise
control your own narrative
and let yourself be heard 
I've been silent
more so than ever before
but that ends today

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