Silence

I saw words like a tornado ripping through the landscape
Leaving destruction in their path.
And then there was silence.
In my silence I could hear the muffled weeping of others.
When I did not fill the silence something happened
others began to speak.
Silent, still not rushing to make myself known.
I began to understand.
Silent Silent Silent
Sometimes in the silence the deeper questions come.
The ones I don't want to ask.
The answers I don't want to know.
Silence Silence Silence
The question ceases to be
"O God can You hear me!"
Silence Silence Silence
I'm listening now.
Here in the deep silence
released from the tornado of words.
I can hear the heart beat of God.