The phone is ringing
The TV is blairing
The radio is left on
"Ding" an email
"Buzz" a text message
"Tweet" a tweet
Dishwasher sloshing
Truck blazing by on the street
Neighbor talking outside loudly
The wind whirring around the corner of the house
Computer fans running
A constant mysterious ringing in my ears
Crickets
Blasted Crickets

And then quiet

I feel peace
I feel calm
I feel rest
I feel clarity
I turn on a fan so I can sleep

When we are young we are invincible
Our lifetime is unendable
We dream of what we'll be when we're grown
All the way into the nursing home
We all say "when we're old and gray"
and think that it's too far away
and that we'll never see someday
But then at last we're faced with fear
and how our lives can end right here
we don't see our lives flash before our eyes
those claims are narcissistic lies
for when I really see my fragility
is when I see my family without me