When thunder should hold its tongue (poem)

Sometimes it's best to sit and listen,

and support others by just being there

than to write a response to it,

to talk of you in response to them.

Sometimes it's hard to know

whether to voice your support

or to just be there in solidarity,

a crowd for a cause instead of a novel.

Because sometimes when we speak,

we draw attention onto ourselves

like the booming voice of thunder

brings attention to the thunderstorm.

But the crashing of thunder

drowns out the pitter patter of the rain,

even though it only came because of it,

thunder distracts us from the rain's soft voice.

So sometimes it is best for us

if the thunder holds its tongue,

and allows the rain to speak freely

without being drowned out.

-Zero