About every seven minutes in a conversation, a lull comes to a head. For a second or maybe a minute the conversation may stall. It happens. In a good social setting, it’s barely noticed. Sometimes, it becomes a loud silent vacuum. I have learned, the hard way, to […]
Quiet Nothing Nothingness Emptiness Words devoid of meaning The beeping just chirps The chirps just echo Buzz and buzzing Ears are crackling The fire quickly burning Yet there’s only silence Or do, it should be
Life is filled with so much noise these days. Street noise. Alexa talking back. Music blaring while watching netflix and working on a strategic document. Dogs barking. Kids playing and crying. The dishwasher shaking. The refrigerator humming. The pipes piping. Phone ringing. Texts dinging. Planes roaring overhead. Noise. […]
Couldn’t speak Had much to say But not a word could be uttered Paralyzed with sadness The veins pulsating Paralyzed with numbness The mind reeling At a loss as to how to break through A way could be forged most assuredly But was stuck in silence In […]
It’s bubbling up inside It’s about to spill out Your words are papered over Your lips bandaged with regret Your grimace speaks volumes Your eyes krinkle with fear You’re swelling with silence And it’s killing you swiftly As you search for the evacuation routes The parachute will be […]
Recently someone asked me what are my favorite bands or rather what do I listen to. I told him that I listen to mostly everything. My tastes are eclectic. I like rock, pop, alternative, hip hop and so on. Music can speak to your soul in […]
I have nothing to say All the words are gone I have run ragged and tired Nothing to spit out Can’t come up with a new sentence No stories to share No thoughts to process out loud No crankiness to vent No jokes to snark on No secrets […]