Am back on the fence
Safest place to be
Not get embroiled in the brouhaha
Watch, listen
And keep my mouth shut
Had always believed
Silence was best
and then as one gained in age
one had the backing of experience
hopefully in wisdom too
broadening of horizons
one felt that now perhaps
one should venture to utter words
articulate opinions
if one believed it
to be good , humane , inclusive
I had ventured warily
from my spot on the fence
After a long time of watching either sides
Sometimes it felt being silent
was wrong, it would seem
like endorsing what seemed
unfair, lopsided
And so, Stepped down gingerly,
Testing the waters
But got pelted with
stones of words
that felt like bullets
got an earful
shunned by loathing
I beat a hasty retreat
back again on my lofty perch
on the wall...
Watching, Listening but not speaking…
Silence is golden. Silence is comfy.
Silence is Safe! Silence is Peace!
