The silence of a dolphin stranded
on a beach of rosy quartz
the silence of bruised lips bleeding
on a bed of feathery lies
the silence of throbbing flesh
by a cold word petrified
the silence of a glossy mirror
prison of a soul

two pairs of eyes carved
on the same rocky shore
one of them
blind with acid tears
the other saw the silence
and woke

seagulls soar in the stillness
of the splintered quartz
lips bleed stars
tides of flesh turn
soul dolphin plunges
into a sea of song.

Silence of the Seers
by Cindy Aixmar Salgado