I think if we met on a quieter Earth with muffled nights you could have loved me
If crickets chirped less and doors closed softer
Ocean waves topple in calm subtle sounds breaks
Dog barks were whispers
Fireworks, just lights
If we met on a quieter world
Just you and I
You'd pay attention to how loudly I love you

Almost empty diners

Churches on a Wednesday afternoon

Funerals when you're the last on looking at the casket

Empty freeway traffic stops on rainy 2am mornings

School before the bell rings

Silent amusement parks

Children-less playgrounds

Hospitals when you stay overnight alone

Once shared, now empty apartments

On top of ladders with no one holding the bottom

Campsites

Frequently vacant specialty stores

Every Waffle House after 11pm

Concert hall after the last encore

The encyclopedia section of the public library