Silences

well, we all have our moment of quietness. be it an awkward pause in an IM conversation full of 'hmmm's or just another chat with that special someone. sometimes silence just takes over. like after someone's been told he's been fired. or your best guy friend just tells you he has feelings for you. or you have a huuuuge fight. a big argument over a silly nothing. all occasions most likely to be followed by those awkward pregnant pauses. pauses waiting for someone to say something and break the silence. break the awkward moment, as if nothing just happened.

of course, there are the other kinds of silences as well. where a moment of silence says more than words. that one look, with no words. that one pause, with no awkwardness whatsoever. silences to take you through the night, with nothing spoken, yet so much said.