To Speak or Not To Speak

To speak or not to speak, that is the question;

Whether tis nobler to speak your mind all the time

Caring less what others think, or by opposing

Speak a little to none and no one has any clue what things cross your mind.

Speaking less teaches self control.

When speaking less one can often appear intelligent and wise,

But also come off as weak.

Speaking less can cause people to think your cowardly

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.

The stress of what to say and how to say it

Makes calamity of so long life.

Speaking often can cause you to be an open book

Everyone always knows what you're going to say.

Perhaps you may say the wrong thing at the wrong time

Maybe in conversations people depend on you

To say the perfect things.

There is much stress that comes with both sides

Coming to the end, I guess it's time I decide.

I choose to stay quiet and not speak

Silence in a way speaks for itself after all.