Close this harder than necessary,
Stomp around to make sure you’re heard.
In between, the sound of silence.
So silent, you could hear a pin drop.
So silent, even the ghosts come out,
For anticipation that everything inside
has been abandoned.
In the silence you can hear,
All the things it should be.
A home filled with laughter,
Fueled with eager conversation.
Two voices whispering I love you,
In the night so no one else gets to hear.
The sound of one mouth on another,
Bodies anxious to not feel alone anymore.
The sound of an almost moan,
Until her voice catches in her throat.
The sound of exhaustion at the end
of the day,
From loving someone so hard.
In the silence you can hear,
All the wishes that never made it.
The sound of heartbreak,
That never heals.
