silence



	The quiet surrounds me

	envelopes me,

	embraces me,

	begins to suffocate me.

	

	I wait for the footsteps,

	I wait for the voice,

	I wait for the pain to

	envelope me,

	embrace me,

	begin to suffocate me.



	Then I remember.

	The voice is gone.

	The pain is gone.



	I choose to shut off the stereo,

	the tv,

	the phone.



	I embrace the silence.

	It envelopes me,

	I hold it tight,

	and together

	We heal.



		Steven



				

 

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