Bold Silence

• Merrie Mckinnon, Grade 8, Croydon Secondary College
• Poetry
• 2011

Excellence Award in the 'Step Write Up 2011' competition

"Shush" whispers the silence,
while knocking at my door,
tapping on my window pain
and creeping along my floor.
"Never shall I be silent" I say,
as bold as shivers let,
but silence persists,
giving me no break.
It raises goose-bumps along my arms
and breaths right down my spine,
thinking it shall claim me,
not knowing I am full of calm.
I am filled with boldness,
my shivers letting off;
never shall silence claim me
for my mind is to strong.