Wednesday, 12 September 2018

I am a cicada

I'm a cicada
chirping in the nights,
but for you, my shrill voice
adds to the silence.
So used to my shrieking laments,
your soundlessness is
rich with my sounds...

Still I cry,
for if I stop,
you would be taken aback
with fear, guilt, despair and what not!

Hence
I'm a loud silence!