10. My SIlence

I sit in this crowded room,
in silence,
the sound thunders around me,
but I do not notice,
it is so far away and distant.
Slipping
further still.
Enclosing around me
the silence presses.
your lips moving,
but no sound comes out.
I struggle to understand you,
but you stop speaking;
frustrated by my confusion.
I want to hear you!
I want to know!
Screaming! Screeching!
I cry it out,
but I can hear almost nothing now.