Think of peace & how the Buddhists say it is found through silence. Think of silence & how Audre Lorde says it will not protect you. Think of silence as a violence, when silence means being made a frozen sea. Think of speaking as a violence, when speaking is a house that dresses your life in the tidiest wallpaper. It makes your grief sit down, this house. It makes you chairs when you need justice. It keeps your rage room temperature. I’ve been thinking about how the world is actually unbearable. About all those moments of silence we’re supposed to take. Each year, more moments, less life, &
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