A Universe of Noise

The universe can be heard            
in the lull before the storm          
the spaces between the trees            
even in summer showers          
as we listen for each drop of rain          
          
Silence is everywhere          
existing before the universe was made          
and will be with us as we take our last breaths          
        
We spend our whole lives trying to hide          
filling our lives with unending noise          
believing the silence is driving us mad          
        
We listen to music [loud]          
or a movie stars' every word          
never realizing the pauses between              
create the music instead of the noise          
            
But noise is all I ever hear          
as we talk too loud to fill the spaces                
between the trees and in our minds        
      
How sad if no one was left to hear        
the silence at the heart of love        
when the whole world breathlessly pauses              
and lovers view creation in each other's eyes      
      
Two bright flames intertwined              
existing in the in-between spaces              
in a universe of noise