UNEASY CALM

No one talks at the table .... and there is....

Silence

One voice resonates in the aftermath of an argument

The rest choose...

Silence

The trees move with gusto

Children playing and giggling incessantly

But in this domain...

Silence

Breakfast downed

Lunch too

At dinner there is some let up

Television playing at full mast

The boom box on a high from the neighbor’s gallery

But in the home...

Silence

No one speaks because of

Differences

Mood swings

PMS

Nastiness

Selfishness

A small voice tries to break through

Cheekiness and glee in the word play

Looking left to right gauging the mood

“What went wrong?”

No response...

Silence

She repeats the question

No reply

She raises her voice and gets a vague reply

“I didn’t hear you”

Silence

“Seriously what is with you?”

Furtive glances around the table

“Ok I give up…“

Then a murmur

“Say what?”

“It was her fault…”

“No his”

“What do you mean it was mine…”

Him-her-her-him-them-us-we-they-

Blah blah

No silence anymore

Fighting

Talking

Yelling

Speaking…

Finally

Sighs

Pass the salt

Don’t add so much salt … it is bad for the pressure

Why, do you care?

Just saying don’t overdo it

Argument

Debate

Loud voices

Rumbling… thunder… lightening

Rain…hailstones…

“Shut the windows the rain is beating in!”

Unity

Talking

Joining hands in the face of messy weather

No power

Singing

Irritating … ribbing … annoying

Laughter

Guffaws

Thunder… lightening…

Power back on…

Darkness no more…

There is light

Love

Happiness

Acceptance

...............

NO SILENCE

Comments

Malcolm Aranha said…

nice one

June 8, 2012 at 12:46 PM

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