In the silence I stayed. In the silence I tried to pray. My ears rang, my mind wandered. In the silence my God I try to honor. In the silence I listened for some hope. In the silence I try to cope. My world changed, my heart broken. In the silence I ask God for mercy to be opened. In the silence I wept. In the silence the new normal I try to accept. My youth gone, my age rises. In the silence I consider what my future comprises. In the silence I can hear memories. In the silence I can see what used to be. My poor family, my angry wife. In the silence I pray for my children's life. In the silence I continue on. In the silence I sing this song. My moral low, my strength weak. In the silence virtue I'll forever seek.