Do the tiny footsteps of ants make a sound?
When we concave their hills I can’t hear a sound.
Hands, wrapped around your fingers. Eyes
closed. A baby’s first cry is a sound
Never forgotten. Like the silhouettes of bodies
burned. Does the bomb still make a sound?
Take two waves, equal in frequency, opposite
in amplitude. Silence can be created from a sound.
Sometimes I forget I’m speaking in another language.
To me, my thoughts always make the same sound.
Shuffling papers, typed words on pages
even when never spoken, they still make a sound.