silence

You sit down on the sideway

your earphones plugged in

You think to yourself

why is the world so loud

Does silence mean 

that it is wrong

What is that

ringing

that sounds in your head

Bottle of whiskey

halfway down your throat

that burn

oh, so satisfying 

But it still goes on

your earphones still in

it is blaring

and you wonder if 

you will ever 

find just a little bit 

of silence

(the street was empty that day when you 

decided to slump down on that side

of the street

whiskey bottle beside you and the 

lights blinking off one by

one as it continued to ring 

in your ears, silence)