the silence is loud

sometimes it grows so loud he covers his ears with his hands

and when even his hands cant stop the loud silence he drops them to either side of his mouth and uses them like a megaphone and screams SHADDUP!!

and sometimes he has to scream SHADDUP!! several times before it pays attention to him

then like a dumb beast it looks at him with some confusionsome sorrow 

and he feels badly for a moment

You forget yourself

You forget how loud you become

Itd been different if it were only youyou only had to be concerned for yourself But youre with me I dont often disturb youdo I

briefly silence shakes its shaggy head side to side no

No I know I dont Thank you for acknowledging me

it nods once quickly in agreement

he know this so he always make a point of not to blink or look away

he wants it to know he sees it 

he wants silence to know it means a lot to him

Thank you

he hears it

You say thank you a lot it says

Yes I want to be polite

he hears it

Is that because I forget to be polite to you

No Im polite

Do you know what you say almost as much as you say Thank you silence says

I dont know that I do  No I dont

Would you like to know I dont want you to think Im listening to your conversations  that Im eavesdropping

I dont know

If you had to say yes or no

Yes

What if I had asked If you had to say no or yes

Yes

Very well

Almost saying as much as you say Thank you

You say I love you

I love you

Yes You say I love you Almost exactly as many times as you say Thank you

Thank you I wouldnt have known

Youre welcome silence said

Ill leave you be 

Youll let me knowof course when Im too loud

Yes Of course Ill let you know

silence sauntered silently off

0145,  Saturday,  28  3. 20