Dont fill in the silence

let us sit and stare
at the wall in front of us.
Don't tell me the
two-minute conversation with
that distant cousin's
second cousin.
Don't tell me about the brave fight
on the fare with the autowalla.

Let us just sit for once,
and stare at the blank wall.
don't fill in the silence
or the space in-between.
Let us simply sit and
watch our baby's breathing
as she dreams
in peace.
And then let us think, in silence,
of the times
when we would speak.