My Two Cents

My silence
speaks volumes
in the calls I don't make,
conversations I don't carry,
halfhearted smiles I smile.

My silence
speaks volumes
in what I don't say,
thoughts I don't express,
feelings I hide.

My silence
speaks volumes
in tears I don't shed
(but wish I could),
memories I don't dwell in,
regrets I don't hold.

My silence
is sometimes forgotten
and I laugh, smile and even talk.
But then I go back
to my silence
because
my silence
feels so comfortable around me.