trying to wash away my hurt
hearing silence all around
even the rain has no voice tonight
i could scream and
no one would really hear me
and it seems to me
there is no sadder sound
than the sounds of silence
i fight back the tears
not willing to cry again
and yet feeling them
rip through my soul
i could stand out here forever
and no one would ever see
and it seems to me
there is no sadder sight
than the vision of blindness
yet i wish for both right now
because they hurt far less
than a wounded heart
bleed so much less
than a poorly mended soul
i could stand out here
in the voiceless rain
i could scream until i too am voiceless
and yet no one would ever hear me
through these
sounds of silence
