I'm so engrossed by the digital screen in front of me
I don't notice the silence
The sounds of Ira Glass speaking through my speakers have long gone
The silence is loud
It's 1:43 am my neck hurts but I don't notice
The silence is broken by the music playing in the bar down the street
I feel that something is wrong
I look up and notice the silence
The music from the bar has been shut off
The silence makes everything louder
My tongue moving in my mouth
The refrigerator running
I don't think
I have no thoughts but of those of
the silence
