Hush!

From the I Have a Splitting Headache Collection. Ever know someone who would just not shut up????

PLEASE!!  Just Be Quiet !!

A ceaseless, never ending supply of streaming oratory.
A looping retelling of a not ever once ending story.

Must Silence the Silence.  Keep at bay any quiet.
Alphabet soup for each meal.  A conversational diet.

A Dark Noise.  A White Noise.  Both Heard in Full-Color. 
Any-Noise-Better-Than-Silence.  A Full-Volume Mutter.

Every Thought.  Every Feeling.  Any Time.  Any Place.
Brought Forth to Fill Up Every Moment and Space.

Rolling.  Roaring.  A Voice Ever Rumbling
Sound Upon Sound.  Your Tumbling Mumbling.

Ricocheting.  Roiling.  Rolling.  Cascading.  
A Voice Droning On... Not Ever Once Fading!

Words Upon Words.  What is Thought.  What is Meant.
Spoken.   Shouted.  Murmured.  Whispered Not Silent.

Energy.  Effort.  Toil.  All Completely Expended.
It Seems as if Silence has Forever Been Ended.

Words Spoken.  Words Written.  Words all Around.
Words Piled Upon Words.  A Complete Sound Surround.  

Words Tumbling, Words Mumbling, Murmuring and Musing.
A Cacophony of Sound.  It's My Ears You're Abusing!

The Time Here is Short.  Should Ensure it’s Well Spent.
What would happen I wonder, if you were for once just silent.


Please stop talking.  I just cannot take one more word.
SHUT UP!  YOU’RE INSANE.  HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?

Take it outside! On your way out shut tightly the door.
But first,  pick up those words you've dropped all over the floor!


...shhhhhhh ....

Author's Note

Silence is Golden. Duct Tape is Silver.

Reviews

[DrD]

What a delight to find you here. In the mist of the dark poetry murk comes a spark of pixie humor created by someone who obviously enjoys her affair with words. Kudos to you! I delighted in my visit with you.

[lee von cleef]

DUCK TAPE COVERS QUAKS, MAN THAT FONT IS LOUD OH CAPS LOCK, whoo, now that's better, sitting out side,trees, a car now ,bird one ,two, cool silence.

[Shelley Holt-Lowrey]

Nice to see you relaxed and just being you here. Duct tape rocks! It fixes most everything.

[Rob Santana]

hahaha, well written!! You are so creative,haha Alphabet soup for every meal,a conversational diet, Very clever wording there Shelly. Wait,sorry let me pick up my words here before I leave your profile,hahaha. I know shhhhhhhhh (my hand over my mouth)

[sincitycitizen]

I read this poem the other day and I've found many lines from this coming up in my every day thoughts since then. I have a huge issue with people with mouth diarrhea. It is one of the most aggravating things in the world. You did a fantastic job on this and I'd like to read this to all of the people I know who need to stop talking for a minute and come up for air.

[An owl on the moon]

You rock the page with your stirring anthem of words and the fierceness at which they too often fly at our heads! We do lack moments of peace anymore... and even words of comfort can come to trample the senses if one too long has needed an escape into silence...

"I have often lamented that we cannot close our ears with as much ease as we can our eyes." ~ Richard Steele

[roarke]

So, composing in the library again?

An interesting piece, is it thoughts? dialogue? monologue?
A great fomenting, ruminating, escapade of quietude....
I'd say your writing chops are warmed up with this one, keep going.

[Shelley Holt-Lowrey]

It is an internals dialogue that it spoken at a rather high internal decible. Thoughts unspoken which are not any more sensicle than wnat is being spoken of here... but with the good sense to stay in my head - well, and then here.

Thanks Bill!

[Clayton Bardwell]

You've met my wife? I love the duct tape saying.

[Shelley Holt-Lowrey]

Don't need to meet her. I've been one and know alll about it. Although I wrote in reverse negative here. I am sending a picture to your WC E-mail address. Free gift for review.

[Muse]

Nails on a chaulk board....screech! After two kids I have aquired a special tune out button. You know the one...for mute...fastforward and delete. ;)

[Scott S]

Hi Shelley,

I have a family member, who talks insanely.....all the time. Her life is one non-stop voice-a-thon, and she is very exhausting to be around. I could go on, but you get the picture..:-).

This piece reminded me of my perpetually winded relative. Thanks for sharing....you hit home with this one. Not only for me, but for many others, I am sure.

Nice job, Shelley.

[Rusty]

Any idea what it might cost to have this placed in a grave yard as a head stone under an anonymous moniker?

Jus sayin.....