Silence

 https://dversepoets.com/2026/03/23/shhhhhhh-quiet-please/ 

Silence cocoons me like snow on a winter’s day

Keeping my ankles wrapped 

Safe as walking through marshmallow 

I like leaving behind a path of footprints - 

As if I have truly been there 

Not just silenced and cocooned inside my head -

But truly being.

Silence

We like the dead of night

When the stars shine

And the moon hangs low

It feels like our time

Special and glowing

We do not like noise

It scares us

Makes our heart beat faster 

We close our eyes

To try and block it out

Curl up tightly in a ball

We like silence 

It is golden 

It makes us feel peaceful 

And warm

Not that total silence exists

There is always a hum

The fridge

The lights 

The birds in the tree

The electricity of being

Of life

We like our waking dreams

Our tea parties 

And warm tea

We like each other 

How quickly the days pass by

How slowly the hours

We open the window

Let the dark air

Wash over our skin 

It gives us pimples 

Soon the sun will rise

The world will stir

There will be noise 

That makes us nervous

Just breathe she says

And with her help

I will.