Mo's Manic Monday - Silence
Posted: Monday, April 30, 2007 by Travis Cody inToday, many across the bloggosphere have chosen a day of silence to honor the victims of last week's horrendous shooting on the Virginia Tech campus, as well as the thousands of military personnel and countless civilians killed in the Middle East. I am saddened by the tragedy and the loss of life and my heart goes out to the families. Sileo in pacis.
Sounds of Silence
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
"Fools", said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence
To those of you who have elected silence as your statement, I respect your choice. Ultimately, I believe that true change cannot be worked upon the world unless we come together with one loud voice, crying "Enough".
That said, I believe nothing can come of that loud cry unless we also earnestly listen to each other.
Be kind. Be strong. Speak. Listen. Dare to make a difference and change the world.
I believe I speak out enough (though not on my blog, certainly in other venues).
I choose this time of silence to pray. It's what I do.