so this is silence, huh?

it's terrifying

different from what i imagined

and lonely

i craved to know all things

but now i only crave

you

without you there is no noise

i thought i hated noise but

your noise was so simple

i never noticed it was there

but i know it now that it's gone

the silence is peaceful

all encroaching

oppressive

sounds fizzle into the void

and die

just as quickly as they began

even the ringing dies

ding dong at 4:57am

the clock is 3 minutes behind

like i am 3 minutes behind

perhaps that clock is why

it was so sudden

perhaps if i was in time

to appreciate the noise

i could have listened to it

i was going to say we'll never know

but i hope one day we will

i hope to hear the noise again

because without it

it will be impossible to forget

the silence of your absence

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