Silent Sos
I strain my ears to hear you
s i l e n c e
The violence within your quiet voice
s i l e n c e
I wish to be a friend with you again
s i l e n c e
but I can’t stop the notes inside my head.
“Silent night Holy night”
S i l e n c e
I’m afraid of my demons,
they are released when we’re alone.
That’s why I avoid you friend.
Within my noise I can pretend
that the walls aren’t closing in.
So I ride a subway car
Reading posters on the wall
Images of pretty things
As perfect faces gaze back at me
I can not breathe the words they say
S I L E N C E
Still they tell me not so subtly
I’m not good enough to be
I hear their words
screaming inside my head!
Where are you Silence?
Were we once not friends?
The prophets whispered words I crave,
neon daggers in my head!
S i l e n c e
Once again I find your company
Beneath the ground and cobblestone
I am finally alone and free
and you old friend
are here with me
S I L e n c e
Written upon my epitaph
A sad and silent warning.
“Our lonely lovely son, may he Rest In Peace.”
Now I’m embraced by “my old friend”,
Do you hear “The sound of Silence” ?
Written July 29th 2019
For John Hamilton’s “Sound of Silence” Contest.
Thanks for the inspiration John.
Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2019
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