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The Silence and After

Silence is the true friend that never betrays—Confucius

John E Marks in The Lark · 2026-07-09 11:22 · 51 claps · 0.5 min read paywalled
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POETRY

The Silence and After

Silence is the true friend that never betrays—Confucius

Photo by Andraz Lazic on Unsplash

Photo by Andraz Lazic on Unsplash

Silence whispers open your heart to the sliver of sisters who never betrays the silence of art.

In the dog’s dogged silence, as he gobbles his food to the deep black violence that’s humanity’s mood.

We leap into action, with a wing and a prayer but fade as we realise the power of the snare that surrounds us.

Trapped, woe-begotten by midnight’s false stopper I gather my senses in tin-silver-copper.


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