1 br br To test the ruggedness of Silence, br unknowingly nurtured within, for over br a decade, I put it to box with a diamond. br br Both fought hard and the scores read br five all at the fourth's end. In the fifth, br having lost minerals, both fell locked br br in each other's arms.Then the Diamond, br by mistake, licked Silence and at once br dropped dead. Poison read the autopsy. br br 2 br br Standing on a hill top, with Silence br by my side I saw an army of black ants, br in attention, slowly shaking their heads. br br You took me here to see Ants? enraged br I asked Silence. Then it took my right br and placed it on its silver left and I felt br br binoculars over my eyes and mind. br Then the ants became men at a burial br and I saw the wedding of man and mud. br br 3 br br For having overstayed in my house br I asked Silence for some extra greens. br It showed me the clean insides of br br its pockets, a worthless naked body, br spread its hand like a prey-less starfish br and shrugged like a child questioned br br about the true origin of life and God. br 'Some Compensation at least', I demanded. br It gave me a pen with a warranty for life.