Poetry Friday: Speech is a symptom of affection by Emily Dickinson

Speech is a symptom of affection,
And Silence one,
The perfectest communication
Is heard of none-
Exists and its endorsement
Is had within-
Behold! said the Apostle,
Yet had not seen.

- Emily Dickinson

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