Personal Interest, Self-Restraint

Listen intently,
That is,
Pay keen attention to this silence,
For I've spoken volumes through my restraint.


Controlling my tongue,
in this instance,
is more than an excercise in discipline
but a Labor of love
and some Extreme personal interest

Based upon a principle
that at this particular moment
i'm finding hard to remember its
particular significance......

Because all I see is your face
with its condescending sweetness
and that pretentious smile you wear
as a guise of meekness

Yet and still
Love, Loong suffering, Patience, Peace
I will exhibit it.
For reasons, far more serious
than your particular words
Emotional equivalent

And this is Why,
Because I,
Represent something better
than ignorant words
Built with impatient letters