Skill of Being Silent
(Revised on) October 9, 2017
looking back i remember mastering
the skill of being silent
because early on i quickly learned
that one wrong move would get me punished
so i honed my skills of being silent
even when you weren’t home
i would practice
practice breathing to ensure that not even
i could hear my own breaths
i would practice
practice tip-toeing, extra careful to avoid stepping
on the areas where the floor would betray me
i spent time mapping out the floor in my head
through trial and error i memorized every
part of the floor that creaked,
creating a mental blueprint of
every mine
i turned being silent