The Sound of Silence

Then there was no sound, 

No voice.

There were people around,

they were speaking something,

I could make out the moving lips,

yet, I could not hear a word.

I tried to speak to them myself,

tell them I wanted to hear what they were saying,

I wanted to be a part of their conversation,

yet, their ears were immune to my voice.

I kept on listening, 

straining my ears so that I may hear the faintest of sounds,

Finally my ears did hear something,

yet, it was only the sound of silence.