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Noisy

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 ~ Peyman A.

Noisy

Noisy-
Are the cicadas.
Noisy-
Are the constructions.
Noisy-
Are the bombs,
Jets,
Wars.
Noisy-
Are the heads.

Noisy-
Are the broken hearts.

Silent
Is the tear,
Death,
It’s War.

10.2.16
Peyman
Washington D.C.

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