Silence So Loud Poem by Wanda Swim Strunk

I am cluttered today by the cacophony that is life
My eyes powerless to focus on my work
Wandering to the periphery
The piles of paper and pens
Post it pads
All waiting for their turn
Screaming into my eyes they have been ignored long enough
Crying “we live in chaos! ”
Every one of them
Foot stomping tantrum throwers
I want to stick my fingers in ears
Do the bugs and birds also hear that soundless wail?
So that a million of them have joined in chorus
Aiding my paper clips and unanswered mail?
My ears and eyes fill with a silence so loud
Worse noise than experienced at a busy intersection
Surrounded by several cars all playing the drivers favorite song
At full blast
Twang to the left
Glass vibrating bass to the right
Stop it all!
I am overwhelmed today!
I am afraid to close my eyes and shut it out
Inside my head
Always there
Are the jingle jangle thoughts
Sometimes louder than my papers