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