Silence

If theres one thing

               I've noticed

                              about this world

It is the silence

               or lack thereof.

 

Everywhere I go,

               the sounds of nature

                              are interrupted.

Machinery grumbles,

               people shout,

                              sirens blare in the distance.

A child cries,

               a jetplane screams

                              through the cloudy sky.

I've walked through

               the woodland trails,

                              pestered by insects,

Seeking but never finding

               a truly quiet

                              place of peace.