We are trying to do
silence
today
but I can hear
traffic
racing on wet roads
in the distance
and the hum
of the air cleaner
and my phone
with its constant reminders
and my breath
which is my life
and if I hold it
for a minute
or two
I can hear
my heart
and him
I can hear him
I can pretend
I hear
his heart too
just before
the silence
slips
under the door.
27 June 2020
