TRIPLE RIPPLE OF SILENCE

By Gerald Bibang

1.
There is a silence into which the world cannot intrude
Nor the biggest power they ever hold
There is a ripple of silence you carry in your heart and have not lost
Making possible every impossible
Dismantling invisible hands of biggest power

It is ripple of silence
A sense of silence
Unlimited power without blemish
As infinite and as whole as the universe
Everything you want, look for, and need is within you
Its magic is within you

2.
It is in the silence
That my hope is and my aim
A silent power whose lines I cannot make or sing
But it ripples a huge strength
Then I learn the power of silence
Purging my heart of all violence

If it is language that makes me human
One half of language is to listen
Though silence can exist without speech
Speech without silence, something is missing
The more you say, the more you miss
The silent majority will raise against you
To teach you how to stop

3.
If you listen when it's still all around
You will hear the very ripple of silence
It's the basic sound that is the background
That allows other sounds their existence

Silence gives power to those who are in
It's the space between strength that is free
This allows them to resonate freely
And that creates a sense of harmony
Of dismantling those in power who are blind
Silence is not the absence of something
It's a thing in itself with great power
Skilfulness of it's placement in speaking
Is the hallmark of powerful orator and actor
Is the feeling with great effect
Better than loud words during some occasion
For those who gave their love and lives for their nation
*(tmn aries, jkt:dec'23)