It isn’t just noise, 
but human noise.
Dirtying our ears,
our parks, our oceans, 
every corner of our world. 
A constant barrage of sound. 
Listen. You hear the fan, 
the air conditioner, cars passing by. 
Then there’s music and
all the videos and reels
we’re addicted to. 
When was the last time
you heard only the sounds
made by the earth; 
insects humming, 
birds chirping, 
the trickle of a brook
or the roar of the ocean?
Stop. Hush. Be quiet. 
Can you hear it
Past the noise we make?