What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence (What We Don't Talk About)

by Michele Filgate

Silence is what fills the gap between my mother and me. All of the things we haven’t said to each other, because it’s too painful to articulate. What I want to say: I need you to believe me. I need you to listen. I need you. What I say: nothing. Nothing until I say everything. But articulating what happened isn’t enough. She’s still married to him. The gap widens.