I Heard Them
I heard them
I heard them through the wall of my hotel room
muffled words at first
his
and hers
I heard them
then I didn’t
and my mind un-sprung
from the swiftness
of their silence
I heard nothing
but heard everything
through creaks and bumps
shaping into
rhythm
I swear I could hear
the slow pull of a zipper
her jeans fall to the floor
as loud as thunder
I heard the choice
And in the silence
I heard her gasp
at the edge of surrender
I heard him pause
then take everything
And then I heard them
I heard the fury of voices
without words
I heard their indifference
to everything outside their walls
I heard them
over and over I heard
then muffled words
closing door
and silence
I heard them
I heard them through the wall of my hotel room
and in the silence
I heard everything
