Let my silence grow with noise <br />as pregnant mothers grow with life. <br />Let my silence permeate these walls <br />as sunlight permeates a home. <br /><br />Let the silence rise from unwatered graves <br />and craters left by bombs. <br />Let the silence rise from empty bellies <br />and surge from broken hearts. <br /><br />The silence of the hidden and forgotten. <br />The silence of the abused and tortured. <br />The silence of the persecuted and imprisoned. <br />The silence of the hanged and massacred. <br /><br />Loud as all the sounds can be, <br />let my silence be loud <br />so the hungry may eat my words <br />and the poor may wear my words. <br /><br />Loud as all the sounds can be, <br />let my silence be loud <br />so I may resurrect the dead <br />and give voice to the oppressed. <br /><br />My silence speaks.