Too Much Quiet

Being from the city,
Too much quiet makes me cringe.
What sirens do for others,
Silence makes my brain unhinge.

I’ll take it in small doses - 
It’s initially a balm -
But over time, it does
The opposite of bringing calm.

The birdsong helps and music, too,
Yet it’s not quite enough.
For sensory survival,
I prefer the noisy stuff.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Borke Avatar
September 22, 2021 at 7:11 PM
People could feel lonely in a city, but not so extremely.
Leffanta Avatar
September 22, 2021 at 11:17 AM
Then you must strive for immortality (which will please your readers)!
Krutsinger Avatar
September 21, 2021 at 9:38 PM
"too much quiet makes me cringe" - I am laughing about this one; I do not think I have ever been anywhere in the world where there was too much quiet. In the country all we hear is peep, cheep, trill, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, scream, and then there are the fire truck and ambulance noises from the freeway. Ugh! I liked the poem, but I am still thinking I wish I could find the place where there is "too much quiet".
Conn Avatar
September 21, 2021 at 4:44 PM
Nicely written thought Ilene.
Rigoler Avatar
September 21, 2021 at 4:05 PM
I wish I were like you, Ilene, able to tolerate some measure of noise. Silence is the soil of creativity, meditation, and thinking. The only so, with my computer radio which is on most of the day playing "classical" music, and always at a reasonable volume. I find it acts as a catalyst to writing many of my poems. / Maurice
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