Trained to Silence

For MerriLyn and the conversation we had a few days ago

They tell me to speak
to share my thoughts
but I have been trained to silence

to listen to secrets
and keep my own

I have been trained
unanswered questions
or questions unreturned

I keep my thoughts to myself
Listen to you chatter on

so instead of speaking
silence is my trademark

trained too well
you'll have to pry the words from my
iron bars from off my window
one by one