Too Quiet Not Silent

It was all too quiet,

But it was all chaotic,

It was too loud and disturbing,

Yet all they could see was quiet

It was all too quiet,

People thought peace,

But the mind was at war,

Yet all people saw was quiet. 

It was all too quiet,

When the mind was fighting a bloody battle,

When the heart was screeching with pain,

Yet all they saw was quiet

It was all too quiet,

Where the thoughts quarreled,

Where the feelings fought,

Yet all they saw was quiet

It was all too quiet,

When emotions erupted,

When memories cried

Yet all they saw was quiet

It was all too quiet,

When the eyes danced,

When the tears sang,

Yet all they saw was quiet

It was all too quiet,

When the music played,

When the movie flashed,

Yet all they saw was quiet

They saw quiet as silent

But it was not silence,

They saw emptiness as peaceful,

But it was not peace,

They saw the music play calm,

But it was a storm inside,

They saw the motionless dance,

But it was not graceful,

For all they saw was quiet,

For all they saw was not silent,

When the mind fought a million battles,

When the heart cried,

And the tears sang their song,

It was not silent,

But it was all too quiet