the world is never silent.

close your eyes and
hear the sounds.

wherever you are in
the world, there is
always sound.

you may be in
your bedroom,
listening to the hum of
the washing machine,
or the cars that drive by.

you might be in a library,
where the sounds of page turning,
the hushed whispers of students
and carts stacked with books
wheeling by full your ears.

you may even be outside,
where under the stars,
you hear crickets and the
wind against the trees.

the day the world goes quiet,
is the day we get rid of
all conflict.

not today.

-ea