What is silence?
Is it like a quiet cave,
With no one around?
Is it what shows who we are?
Silence is like a mother bird without her chicks by her side,
Sad, and lonely
Silence is what holds us back,
From standing up for ourselves,
There is silence everywhere
We can’t run away from it
Azucena Garcia Barrios is a 12-year-old from San Pablo, California. She is interested in funny movies and graphic novels. She loves music, soccer, art,and dance. Azucena plays the violin and is teaching herself how to play piano. She has played violin since she was six, and piano since she was seven.
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