silent

silent // ORIGINAL POEM

silence of the lambs,
from grams to programs.

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from grams to ounces.

from ounces to pounds.

from pounds to townes.

silence of the sheep,
skin deep sleep
a universal steep.

can i tell you a secret?
can i be trusted to keep it?

could i?
would i?
should i?

leak it.

big ben's rusty rig
tic-tic ticking.

tic tok on the clock
tic tok
tic tok
tic tok

could we talk?

what if I told you...

she was a
london fog
an earl grey sky
a camellia taliensis type

black tea,
oat milk,
and a hint of lavender.

i keep quiet.
s i l e n c e.

can you keep a secret?
can i keep a secret?

let me tell you
when it's quiet.

doyouthinkofmewhenyouareallalone?

can you no longer eat
homegrown?

i think of you
when i choose
not to beep.

silent sleep.
subconscious
not unconscious

our friendship died,
we disconnected,
fell deep into rest
after jest.

silent or silenced?

how it should be.
it has to be.

time for quiet.

tic
tic
tok.

tic
tic
tok.

a broken clock
is not always
in the wrong.

Home is now a song.