Silent Depths

This poem explores the tension between the longing to share one’s true self and the safety of silence—revealing how inner depths, vulnerable and vast, remain shielded behind a quiet reserve.

They ask for words, for what I feel,
A heart unchained, a soul made real.

Yet thoughts run deep, too vast, too wide,
Safer kept where they can hide.

For if they saw the truth inside,
Would they embrace, or turn, or chide?

So silence hums, my quiet shield,
A world within, yet unrevealed.

Reviews

[Arti]

I said I will wait, I didn't even say anything when you said you can't love me fully.
But you returned to me after 9 yrs I am stuck here can't come out, then I felt why are you suffering by surrendering don't you desire to live how you want to live how you love, whom you love.

It's like people now killing me and saying now she is dead I am here from beginning though with some other guys, force yourself to get divorce and ignore old guy and love me and marry me.
It's totally we can't do anything but I would never surrender to that person who is not even emotional.
A guy thinking himself bold now fearing for what? Even when I got married I never ignored my God as I love him. But never thought God krishna would come to me as human. Because I thought god is not in physical form in this form. If you or someone would hav told me I would have waited for you like now.

I feel hurt when god only being helpless coming into as cheat for those who trust him as powerful and would take care of me. I don't know what's going on in this life when god is under threat with evil minded people, claiming good doing all wrong.

For Radha, Krishna was not helpless, he assured he will be with him and going to be forever. But now in this yug I feel I can't wait though waiting still missing you alot, you gave me your love, but now I want to marry you. Because something great feeling of miss is hurting me alot. When there is a way why we are closing the way. Where you could marry me but forcefully trying to do something. Is it that I am not even your love, I love only you, then if you are God why don't you accept my love or give me a word till howlong I need to wait.
Now the clock is showing may 15, 2025, but till now of past I have seen you, I don't remember my past but people remind me who I am, then why can't I in this life with you, it was that 4 yrs I am with you, then I am getting hurt but still hoping you would come to me.

In this life people greediness has crossed limits they can kill to get what they want. We protect dharma if some one hurts innocents following dharma, but if we do wrong who will trust you and who will protect us??


So just surrendering it looks wrong to me.

I am not able to write my name,
May be I will write my real name

Usha.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Nice rhyme scheme...makes us connect. Sometimes it is hard keeping things inside, but it also can be better to do that at times.
I like the depth of this thoughtful poem. My only suggestion is to leave out the description of what the poem is about. Let the readers decide for themselves rather than steer them in a direction.
It is best if each individual can relate to a poem in some way.
j.