When we all go mad, 
will we still be shocked 
by the plundering of his heart? 

Will we be 
insulted
aggrieved
offended
outraged
upset
slighted 
by his actions

Or simply roll over
and be 
indifferent
unconcerned
unemotional
impassive
dispassionate
apathetic
by the winds of his actions

The 
Overwhelming Loudness
of the Silence 
saying
nothing
doing
nothing

will break you
into 
tiny pieces
of humanity.

“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.” Robert Maynard Hutchins 1899–1977

      This morning, 
I was awakened 
      by my phone
shouting out 
      the day’s headlines

      I turned it off

Too much noise
      smothering my mind

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say something

Thinking about the day
     in rush hour traffic

To the job with the boss 
     who’s a pain 
     in my mind

Working 10 hours 
     with one maybe 15 minute break
     
shooting noise 
     in my ear

When’s lunch?
     damn, I can’t even afford 
     the taco truck

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say something

Everyone is broke
     No gas in my car
What can I buy for 
     5 bucks
     pray the car don’t 
     break

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say something

The price of eggs are up
     more coming

The rent is too damn high
     more coming

Can’t buy a house
     more coming

Family is gone
     price is too high
     more coming

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say something

Someone told me that 
     This is the time

That America is coming back
     
I didn’t know it went
     anywhere

Someone told me that
     This is the time

That I’ll get a raise
That insurance will go down
That rent will go down
That the new car I wanted
     it’s mine

That there will be
     A chicken 
     in every basket

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say something

My mind is bleeding
My heart is breaking

Someone told me that 
     this is the time

That America is coming back
     
I didn’t know it went
     anywhere

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say something

I’m waiting for the Loudness 
    to stop

The Loudness of it 

My mind is bleeding
My heart is breaking

While waiting for 
    the good times
    to roll
For the promises made 

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say something

Someone told me that 
     This is the time
That America is coming back
     I didn’t know it went
     anywhere

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say something

Please stop the silence

The Loudness of it is 
    overwhelming

The Loudness of the Silence
     is killing me
Say somethinge.