These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

The Quiet

The Quiet is quite rarely all
for little sounds emerge.
In truth, one's sanity might fall
in total silence dirge.

The Quiet sounds like ringing's roar
to those of us, who hear
so many sounds that've got before
when they're removed and clear.

The Quiet's laced with cars' low din
upon a nearby road,
and squirrels assaying try to win
some tree he feels he's owed.

The Quiet shares its mental space
with other sounds, that be,
but often they are just erased
as the mind needs time, that's free.

by Jay O’Toole
on January 26th, 2024