I Hear the Silence

I hear the silence

In the quiet

of empty school houses

And silent playgrounds

Where laughter

And tears

Once mingled.

I hear the silence

In Church bells that no

Longer ring

But I hear too

A hope

That sings

A boundless faith

That draws people

From every corner

Of the world to their knees.

I hear the silence

On empty streets

Where footsteps once echoed

Telling stories with every step.

I hear the silence

But I hear too

The echoes of laughter

And joy

And the courage

Of the heroes

On the frontlines

Risking death

So others may live.

I hear the silence

But I hear too

Echoes of nation

After Nation

Fighting together

For a cure

Of an invisible beast.

© Michelle R Kidwell

Monday. March.30.2020

12:42 A.M PST