Silent Eloquence

By Shawn Smith- Feb 1, 2008

A silent eloquence
Caressed the contours of my soul.

A speechless treatise unfurled the rose petals of my mind
Into the light of a new day.

Utterances made
Without the movement of lips.

Flashes of brilliance bouncing off the walls,
But never escaping,

Lest a hateful enemy devour
The silent substance of things not seen,

Lest the flame licked mind becomes scorched
With the foreign tongues of fire,

And the luminosity
Fades into oblivion.