Noise

The world
is a loud
cacophony
of sounds;
the noise
makes my head
throb
and ache.
Stressed out
suburban mothers
yell into cell phones;
shiny new cars
scream
down the highway.
I almost
can't stand it
sometimes.
I want to
push a button
and shut it all
off.
No matter
where I go,
it
follows me.
But you
were so quiet,
with your stray cats,
sly grin,
and pale hands
that held on to mine
in the
soft quiet
of this
dark bedroom.