It was a hunger to be quiet
But, when I tried to find a place
To go, to be quiet...
There was no direction
To go in
In the kitchen
My wife
Was rattling the dishes
And hammering nails into the wall
In the living room
My grandson
Was playing violent video games
On the TV
Outside
The cars were rumbling by
And my neighbor was mowing his lawn
Even this computer
Was blowing
Out
A noise
Even my breath
Could be heard
By
My ears
I wanted
To run
And hide
Somewhere
But where
Could I run?
And where
Could I hide?
Where could I go
Where the noise
And it's irritation
Could not go?
I could go in
To the sound of OM
I could go out
To the sounds of nature
I could let out
A scream at the world
Then, I realized
That the noise
Of the universe
Is everywhere
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