No Silence

Or… bouncing off the walls.

Photo by Andraz Lazic on Unsplash

"Silence is the sanctuary of the soul." Lailah Gifty Akita

The world, chaos, a crowded room,
No quiet corner, not a shadowed nook.
The din persists—a constant, buzzing boom,
From a city's hum to the ocean's ceaseless croak.

No winter hush where snowflakes gently fall,
No pause between the crickets' evening song.
The ma…