I Let Silence Do The Talking.... Poem by Khushbeen Kaur

They say that I have changed….but haven’t they too?
It’s not a different “me”, but a sign that I grew
When they don’t seem to understand
Believe my rough hands
I let silence do the talking….some don’t trust… but some do

I don’t seem to notice, they say..have gone far beyond the reach
I don’t feel like explaining….leave on the time to teach
Teach my friend to see the unseen care
To value the time that I share

Cos there is a reason I behave this way
Circumstances that took me away
But it isn't wrong, I still am wise
Love you like yesterday

I want you to know, that you need to
Accept me like this, like I do
Like a stem of a tree….sometimes its piece takes it far
But does it get separated? No, is still there with the tower
But when they still prefer to stab too
I let silence do the talking….some don’t trust… but some do

Letting go like this has made me realize
Being you is like a well knit nest
All that remains is the stack of stems, Prepared to shore up each other
As when you walk ahead, The fake friends like the weak stem
Fall down
I shrug them off like a dust, Cos I want to hold the support tight
As well I should, to make it right

and when you don’t prefer to run me through
I let silence do the talking….some don’t trust… but some do