Paper is not silent
When shredded
When crumpled
Abused and killed
Screaming in protest
Sighing in last rite
Paper is not silent
Conducting sound
When silence abounds
Trapping one environmental noise
When placed near ear
Echoing the trapped sound
Paper is not silent
Pointed tips scratch
Protestations bleed
The face marred
The voice of a seeker
Screams opinions as thoughts
Heard but unheard
Paper is not silent
By Frances Ohanenye
Poet, writer, educator, mother
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