Does silence

Ferrick Gray

Poetry Showcase

Volume 2, Issue 2

January 22, 2026

⠀⠀⠀ truly exist?

⠀⠀⠀ Though I speak not, is this silence?

I hear the birds⠀⠀⠀ their mingled calls,

⠀⠀⠀ no quietude at all. The sounds, and hence

⠀⠀⠀ it ⠀⠀⠀(silence) ⠀⠀⠀ cannot be.

I hear the wind. (I was told one time that

⠀⠀⠀ tree’s branches caused this phenomenon. Ha!

⠀⠀⠀ Pressure differences. ⠀⠀⠀ Not trees, not trees.)

I hear the rain that falls.

⠀⠀⠀ Prologue to the storm — Prolegomenon.

⠀⠀⠀ Begin!

Rumors about silence always persist.

⠀⠀⠀ Feeding them⠀⠀⠀ is the greatest crime

⠀⠀⠀ of all. ⠀⠀⠀Hope flees.

I hear the loneliness of the friendless —

⠀⠀⠀ this is me⠀⠀⠀ this is me

⠀⠀⠀ Yes …

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The title is the first line of the poem, sometimes referred to as an enjambed title.