Today I Was Silent

Today I was silent.
Today I was not me.
Today I limited my words.

For what reason?
What was so special or important that I had to make a wordless statement like that one, out of nowhere?
Many reasons.

I was angry.
I was frustrated.
I refused to waste my breath on empty phrases, on topics that would take me nowhere.
I didn't want to spend my time on vapid conversations, on meaninglessness.
I didn't want to say any more wrong things, as I feared I had done so many times before.
I didn't want to contribute much to society because I felt like society had heard enough of me already.

I was happy.
I was curious.
I wanted to see what it was like to be on the outside.
I wanted to know how it would feel to restrain myself to limited communication.
I wanted to experiment with a small fraction of the world, to see how they would react, or if they would care.
I acknowledged that it was probably odd of me, and that it would be difficult.

Today I was silent.
Today I sat back and observed.
Today I learned.