Serene Silence

The loud sounds of life everyday I am unable to hear even what my mind says Numbing my senses with acoustic images My mind is helpless to fight modern life’s ravages I wish I could go to a place offering serenity Where it’s just me and my thoughts for company Where even the rivers flow, through the rocks, gently And the birds chirp in whispers and sing quietly I would sit by my window basking in quiet rhythms My mind empty, save glimpses from my life’s prism And I would love to be a prisoner of such ambience Just me and my dreams and the ever present silence In this silent world, I will feel every beat of my heart Will grieve in silence for lost love and the fact that we are apart When grief overwhelms me and I feel saddened by my heartbeat’s presence I will pray to God to lay me to rest, and just dissolve into silence