THE SILENCE

The telephone ring, the monosyllabic talk,
The striking of a matchstick,
The irregular rattle of the ceiling-fan,
A desolate mind turning the pages of a newspaper,
A little artist scratching crayons on the bedroom wall,
Termites eating their way into an old bookrack,
Two lizards prowling around a fluorescent lamp,
Water draining from the sinkhole,
The tinkle of the wind chimes,
The haste of the clock,
These little sounds
Emphasize the silence in the house,
The tension between the man and the wife
Reemphasizes the silence in the house.

Throughout the history of human interaction,
There was a lot unspoken by the imposition of silence
And there was a lot spoken by the language of silence.