The Silence Between

Don't talk...not for those reasons
Silence can be soothing solace
Yours words are unheard, reflected
Conjurations of the restless

I'm raising my barriers higher
But they don't keep you out
Will you irk me so if
All I leave is a void with silence

Deaf to shouts, too many
Yet whispers I still hear
Why won't you listen?
If all I have to say is nothing

Would it all melt away?
If the embrace was real
Will I still linger on?
Once the embers are spent

Too much to say
No words left
All that remains is
The silence between