Silence

"Brightly uttered thoughts touch the deepest of minds
but unspoken words pierce through deeper than shallowly spoken ones"

What does silence mean?
What does it want to tell?
Does it mean you have something to say? Or does it mean you just want to be quiet?
Does it mean you want attention? or does it mean, "just leave me alone"?

Silence can mean anything. Or it can just mean nothing.
It can carry so much meaning, but it can just be an empty feeling.
It can just be you, not wanting to speak,
or it may mean you're not speaking because you want to tell something.

Silence might be a self defense.
To hide you from things you want to stay away from.
But silence can betray you,
for others tend to misunderstand
what a closed lip is trying to keep behind.