On Why Your Silence Is Golden

If You Are Silent That Is

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I have a friend, let’s call him X 
He was my first friend on Substack 
He is not very much older than me
In fact he is very much younger 

But he and I bonded instantly 
And later realized why we did
It was because of shared CTPSD 
That we had both underwent 
And are still going through 

When we started writing to each other 
Our writing would run to pages 
There was just so much to talk about 
So much to share and care for each other 
And for each other to learn from and teach 

Then one day X departed silently 
I didn’t understand why he did
He said it was because he was under a lot of stress 
More CPTSD I guess

It was painful to let him go but what could I do
It took me a few days of tears 
To say bye to his friendship 
He was only a child 
I tried to understand even though I couldn’t 

But we had kept our communication lines open 
And one day six months later
X choose to write to me again 
It was as if the communication lines opened again
I couldn’t believe my eyes 
But it did and I still do not understand why

Someday I will know perhaps 
Until then the silence he maintained 
The silence I endured 
The silence I accepted 
And the silence I bought into 

I think it brought him back when he needed to 
And that made my silence golden 
Do you understand this?

Now peace ✌🏽 

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