Distilled
in silence
The eerie sound
of empty space
encompasses
every aspect
of life
Total sense of reality is robbed
when you pass soundlessly
through the world
Is it peace? No
It’s
anxiety
We take comfort
in every motion
every commotion
Birds
Winds
Those neighbors
chattering outside
But in moments
of complete
and utter
silence
We shudder
We jitter
Even if
we wanted
to
drown out
all the noise
We need it
Every gesture
of human interaction
No matter how small
is as necessary
as drops of water
down a dried throat
Every brush of a leaf
Every whistle of a bell
Every blink of a light
Every word of a phrase
Every touch of human skin
Is as real
wholesome
tangible
as life itself