Silence

I am alone in this place

I am alone, I am disgraced

I cannot be seen, I cannot be heard

I cannot say a single word


All the tumbling words and noises

Screeches, whimpers, many voices

Joined in a tidal wave

To sound we all have become slave


Day and night my ears will bleed

Quiet is just what I need

A cry of anguish, mournful bray

I wish for silence every day