The Silence...

What does the word silence mean to you?
Does it mean the absolute lack of sound? To me, it means the lack of communication. Not the one where one doesn't talk. This silence has a much deeper meaning than that.

It's the state where one feels disconnected. The silence that's there when a piece of one's soul is severed, figuratively speaking. Not a sound. No feeling. No feeling...like the sound of it, eh?

I do not.
It is a truly scary thing. It chills me to the bone. Everything is numbed. A zombie-fying feeling, that is.
(sounds oxymoron-ish, doesn't it?)

How does one get over that fear? In order to avoid it, things are made worse, ultimately leading to the same. Isn't there anything that can allay the fear? Some consolation?
How can one hold up hands and walk away?
There is an endless array of questions...the answers to which, nobody knows.

The silence...the endless, terrifying silence...