# silence

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I’m in a room, that unforgettable room
lighted a cigarette
and they’re coming at me, good and bad
it’s ok, I want them to
pieces of broken vase, by accident, floating and scratching the air
“…don’t be sorry”
opening a window, too much smoke
sitting up there, contemplating
all the noise, TV, fans, bikes down the street, birds in a room…?
but I can only hear the silence between them
opening a sad song and a happy song
why? don’t know
“…embrace it”
lying on the ceiling
punched the light, on purpose
“it’s only a bad dream” someone said
except it is not

once again I heard the silence amongst the noise
“listen to it…”
the silence of howling winds at mid night
the silence of skin shivering and body yelling
the silence among the cricket babbling with others
the silence before and after each thought
the silence within … and between the gap of all these words
all seem dark, cold and unbothered but there is light

a small beam of moonlight blended with starlight admired its own reflection in my left eye

“too hopeful…”
it is

-R