saylor B: depictions of silence

RED
silence while hiding and not wanting to be found. Afraid to be found. This is a small inferno of silence.

ORANGE I’m ready to pounce – but don’t want to be the first to attack.

Lonely contempt silence. Sittin in the back yard rocking to the sound of the birds. Your head lays aginst the hammock and the pages of the book dare to turn as a light breeze whisks by.

YELLOW This shade of silence is standing in a crowed room yet still. It's everything yet nothing.

GREEN : I’m thinking. What seems like silence to you is actually filled with thinking for me.

We drive on and on as the wind floods in from the open windows. the sun kisses my feet and air dances across my hair. I can lean over and brush your strong arms and watch your fingers slide across the seat. Blue

BLACK Back in the car hours later and conflicting opinions later. Now the blackness of the sky touches horizon to horizon. We still drive but my thigh can't consume the door anymore without falling out. Faking sleep will only cause my restlessness to heighten.

content silence, sitting in the car no music no talking windows down. just coexisting with this world and everything in it.

silence after you open the birthday gift from grandma. You pull out the knitted sweater she is so thrilled about and sit there staring at the cat on the front deciding how to mutate it.

This silence is when You sit in the back of a concert. listening. Existing. This colored silence is carged with electricity yet no lightning has caused the silence shatter.
This silence is a rainy day sitting in Starbucks waiting for your chai.
This silence is the family vacation that is quieting down after a long day of play.

GREY:This silence is inability. This silence just wants to be included. At least involved in these group messages or canyon drives. Just the simple pleasure of being cared about.
lonley silence. Sitting on your bed on friday night scrooling to instagram, twitter, vsco, pinterest, instagram, fb. repeat.