Silence and Patience

You open your mouth but no sound escapes, the lyrics you mouth speak volumes that would shatter even the coldest heart of stone, yet the words that no-one hears are not silenced by the hand of another but by your own.  Silence is your friend, you have known him all your life he has offered you protection, promises of a life worth living and above all else, peace.  He has whispered sweet nothings in your ear that no-one else can hear, with a voice that carries no sound.  He seduces you, enticing you with everything in life you desire.  His brother, Patience, stands behind you, forever in the corner of your eye, never in your direct line of sight, you feel his embrace, but it is not one of love it is one of control.  He binds your hands and holds you in place, Silence lies in front of you, Patience behind.

They are weak.  One word is all it takes to break them both, one word brings Silence to his knees while Patience cowers, trembling at your sight as you look down upon him and see him for what he really is.  Silence and Patience pray upon you, keeping you in your place, rooted to the ground where you can do no harm to their world.  Their world it is true holds everything you desire, but they never intended to share it with you, your place was set in stone, there you would stand for all eternity.

Strength comes from within, and power comes from your voice, when you learn to use it then you will inherit the power to change the world.  The world was never changed through patience and silence, for they breed complacency and conservation, to which change is orthogonal.