Silence speaks

Silence speaks in the quiet ruins of life,
In the rustle of the autumn leaves;

Silence speaks when promises run dry,
When a fragile heart the world deceives;

Silence speaks through shattered dreams,
When tears roll like flooded streams;

Silence speaks when the lights go out,
and the lone candle shivers in the wind;

Silence speaks when fears feast,
When dread shreds the core to bits;

Silence speaks when the map's lost,
When paths colludes to hurt not heal;

Silence speaks when the sun goes down,
When clouds are stolen of their silver sheen;

Silence speaks when every voice is doused,
but for the leaping flames of chaos within.

(This post is part of the A to Z Challenge)