dear silence,

you echoed 

across vast canyons 

in my mind

spanning time and 

space and 

history.

you were a blank 

canvas 

never to be painted on 

a black hole 

always staring back 

at me

eyes wide open.

silence filled my 

life

my mind 

my every waking 

moment.

somehow the absence

of everything 

is heavier than

anything.