the silence between us is so loud 
it hums like a storm on the horizon
unsettling in its stillness
it fills the space
where words should be
stretching endlessly
echoing with unspoken thoughts 
we sit on opposite sides of it
unable to bridge the gap
each pulse of quiet is a reminder 
of everything left unsaid
it’s not the absence of sound
but the weight of it
that presses against us 
heavy and unyielding
every breath we take seems to stir it
yet somehow
we remain deaf to each other
trapped in its deafening quiet