Silence

Have you ever heard Silence?
Somehow I can always make out a small voice
In the darkness of life.
Calling out from the void.

Is the voice really out there,
Or is it from within?
Is it my imagination?
Should I call to it again?

If it answers back,
What do I say then?
What could I say
To bring them closer to me.

Should I even try to reach it?
What if it's only my echo
That I am trying to reach?
A voice of my own creation.

Silence is never silent.
You must only listen
With the heart and with the soul.
Maybe then, you can hear the echo.

Chris Dukes