Silence - Door To Escape - By Gargi Sidana

Written By: Gargi Sidana

Category: Essay

Competition: Poetry and Creative Writing Competition 2026

Gargi Sidana presents "Silence - Door To Escape," an evocative essay submitted to the Poetry and Creative Writing Competition 2026 under the category of Essay. Through this profound piece, Sidana delves into the intricate layers of silence, portraying it as both a refuge and a bearer of complex emotions. Her essay invites readers to explore the nuanced relationship between silence, loneliness, and human existence, weaving a narrative that is both contemplative and deeply resonant.

About the Work

"Silence - Door To Escape" by Gargi Sidana is a reflective exploration of the multifaceted nature of silence. The piece is imbued with a contemplative mood, exploring themes of loneliness, introspection, and the passage of time. Through vivid imagery and philosophical musings, Sidana crafts a narrative that examines the silent yet eloquent language of human emotions, urging readers to consider the profound impact of silence on the soul.

Silence - Door To Escape

Original Submission by Gargi Sidana

Silence - Door To Escape

Silence is a coiled up mass of angular pain. Pain that dribbles bountiful anguish desires. Desires of being fallen like a prey. I fail to comprehend the biochemical fertilization of my thoughts. Thoughts were mere stimulation of external excreta of the outer landscape.

Silence is the analogue of being caught in chronic illness. Illness that lasts for a long meal of unfulfilled outcomes. I suspended a vacuum bulb of oceanic blue in holes of water. Icing on the top - fragmented shells of silvery lane.

Some thoughts mend their own business and some are kept in your tummy- half-eaten and half-pricked. Pricked ones leave scars on the body, giving birth to fluid of pessimism.

There are no officially announced or acclaimed emotions drizzling in the trap or waft of sadness. Sadness is a configuration of two tissues hung on the torso. One is suffixed to internal suffering and the other is the minuscule of agony.

Silence has a name that people barely know - 'Steward'. The steward has its identity and an aadhar card of Loneliness. Loneliness is not a big term when compared to detachment. Detachment is something peripheral phenome

non of not knowing much about a person or place. Things are meant to be forgotten but not applicable to humans. Humans advance in fostering emotional intelligence into memory. But, memory dies faster with the advancement of age. Age multiplies the aftereffects of the astonishment of colossal feelings.

Silence is the grey blob of quiet demeanour. Demeanour that reflects the challenges, impediments or opportunities in life. A cyclic chain of wistful hope draped in an elegant envelope of lonesome.

Although I crossed the entire nation into the galaxy of hybrid constellations. The sequence of planetary positions drag intrinsic fire into phantom of the peace.

Silence is the paranoid gaze of the tranquil designs. Designs that correlate human existence and the human soul. I heard screams of the ticktock of the barren clock. I witnessed the 'chew' of the empty yet full mouth - bites of the calm teeth stuck in a loop of fabricated breath. Sometimes silence has its language and a roughly native one. I tiptoed into the depths of layered silence residing on a sunny yet moist beach. The silence of the blue ripples dancing on the waves of the crystalline surface.

The Surface of heroic threats faced during the 'Kalyug'-War of Time

Everyone is scratching, yelling and pulling their heads to shave the deity dwelling inside the heart. Silence has a big laughter after closely watching the demons. These demons not only ate flesh like bread and butter but also murder the pristine soul. Kindness is facing lash after lash of camouflaged, uncontrolled yet massive lot of beliefs. Believing that everyone is in their control and reach.

Silence comes with pros and cons. By flipping the side of a coin, it gives the way to choose virtue over vice versa and vice versa. It's a blend of trolling in the narrow lane or choosing a broader perspective. Silence is a hope in hoping for the good. An act of perceiving happiness in shards of broken dejection.

"Silence is the stimulation of negotiable thoughts dusted in light of fate."

About the Competition

The Poetry and Creative Writing Competition 2026 by Hashtag Kalakar is a platform that celebrates the power of the written word. This competition invites writers from various backgrounds to share their unique voices and perspectives. It offers a space for creativity and expression, encouraging participants to explore diverse themes and ideas through poetry, short stories, essays, and creative writing.

We extend our gratitude to Gargi Sidana for sharing "Silence - Door To Escape" with us in the Poetry and Creative Writing Competition 2026. Her essay provides a captivating glimpse into the introspective world of silence, leaving a lasting impression on readers. Thank you, Gargi, for your thoughtful contribution to this year's competition.

About Hashtag Kalakar

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