I never thought I would fall in love with silence
I thought she was oppressive,
A closed window,
A wall with no art,
Judgmental,
A haunted amplifier of thoughts I wanted to forget
I was scared of her
Avoided her by doing homework in the kitchen,
Sticking to roommates,
Filling my mind with any toxic rag that would stifle sound
But when I finally had to live alone
There were moments when silenc...
