When the Silence Answers

"When the Silence Answers" is a poignant free-verse poem that explores the raw emotional terrain of spiritual abandonment, existential doubt, and the aching silence of unanswered prayers. Through the voice of a weary soul crying out to a once-intimate "Baba"-a term of endearment that gradually shifts to the more distant "Master"-the poem captures the unraveling of faith and the desperate search for meaning in suffering. With echoes of lamentation traditions and allusions to African poetic voices like Kofi Awoonor, this piece stands as a powerful meditation on silence, suffering, and the fragile thread of belief.