March 7, 2019

NOISE

I entered the silence only to find out 

there are lots of noises that I’m not hearing. 

An ambulance is rushing somewhere 

in the night. I say a silent "Hair Mary." 

My dad told me he learned that in Ireland 

as a kid. A dog barks - then silence takes 

over again. Then I hear a car tire going  

over a sewer cover which isn’t too secure. 

That's sort of like me - trying to sleep in
the night - with the flow of the stuff that 

is below - stuff I'm trying to keep a lid on. 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019