silent // ORIGINAL POEM
silence of the lambs, from grams to programs.
fromprogramsbacktograms.
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.
