April 7: The Loudest Sound
Sometimes the loudest sound is the sound of nothing –
The silence where laughter once rang free –
where songs filled the air with sparkling melody –
as late night talks ran through to morning –
and a millions dreams scattered into dusty corners-
This is not the silence of long-fought friendships –
Of lovers who no longer need the words –
It is not the comfortable silence of souls at peace –
Or born from those awkward first moments of meeting –
It is the silence where what is not said speaks –
The hurts and losses and brokenness not shared –
Burdens carried, their loads heavy and uneven –
The music is swept from the room and leaves the sound of –
nothing.