It’s all you can hear now
the journalists are silenced.
It’s all you can see now
the placards are forbidden.
It’s all you can hear now
Other voices are silenced.
It’s all you can see now
the flags are forbidden.
Truth
lies
buried
in silence.
Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality and writes hoping to find an audience for her musings. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. Her poetry has appeared in many publications including: Apogee, Firewords, Peach Velvet, Light Journal, and So It Goes.