the noise

i am surrounded by a
noisy silence

a calm in the air
yet
the sounds of the wind and rain
on my left
and
the sounds of a whirring vent
on my right
how strange this
cacophony of sound

how strange this
battle of sounds
competing for my attention
unfolding before me

and suddenly …
the whirring vent is
tag teamed with the
whining fridge

and now all i hear
is deafening mechanical
noise.

~ claire s. ahn

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