Loud Silence Poem by Qiniso Mogale

The silence of our closest friends is loud
The silence of close family members is loud
The silence of our beloved ones is loud
The silence of our trusted ones is loud
The silence of our spiritual leaders is loud
Their silence is not golden
Their silence is not golden.

The loud silence of our friends is destructive
The loud silence our families is corrosive
They won't offer sound advice
The loud silence of our trusted ones is toxic
Their silence sells us to the wolves
Their silence throws us to the den of lions.

Their loud silence is deeply disturbing
Their loud silence is thoroughly confusing
Our enemies are not quiet
Our enemies are not silent
Our enemies are proving to be friends
Our enemies alert us of impending dangers
We wish it were our friends who were not quiet
We wish it were not our trusted ones who were silent
We wish their silence was not loud.