THE NEVILL STREET SILENCE

The clock, radiator, a car
The fridge, breathing, the roof
The wind, footsteps, a door
The chimes, siren, a bus

Ticking, humming, crunching
Beating, shuffling, cracking
Wailing, slamming, hooting
Banging, swooshing, cackling

The rain, voices, a cough
The truck, keys, a sneeze
The roof-tiles, music, a knock,
A motorbike, sacred music,
Echoing walls, sighing ceilings

Chiming, rattling, hissing
Growling, rumbling, splattering
Coughing, wheezing, revving
Groaning, breathing, sniffling
Tapping, scratching, creaking

The silent sounds of silence!
The loud sounds of the emptiness of sound
The screaming sounds of midnight silence
The denial of a silent silence
Loud thoughts, heavy silences
Our vacuumless habitat
Negates the myth of being alone!

2006