SILENCE

The SILENCE
screamed
through the small house
wailing, moaning
never ceasing

The SILENCE
shrieked as it flew from
room to room
swirling to fill every crevice
and corner
so that it claimed
the space as its own

The SILENCE
saturated every wall
contaminated every orifice
of that small house

It was deafening
blaring
penetrating
suffocating

It filled up the soul
as it howled
It left no room for anything else
It sucked up the air
and poisoned the spirit

The SILENCE
consumed all in its path
It demanded center stage
It was the star
It required attention and accolades
It would not be denied

The SILENCE
insisted on its way
it mandated recognition
it roared
around and through everything
and grasped anyone in its path
by the throat and
squeezed
and choked
and would. not. let. go.