Background Noise

Do you hear that?

The sound of pain.

     The sound of agony.

The sound of fear.

No? Because you aren't listening. You haven't been listening.

Nobody is listening.

You see the thing you want to see.

You feel the things you want to feel.

You say the things you want to say.

You hear the things you want to hear.

But honestly?

It's.

All.

Just.

Noise.

It's always been just noise.