loud love

You open your mouth to speak, but your words are lost.

Loud music blares from my car, digging into my ears,
your voice tapping out of my care,
and still, I smile—
ear to ear.

And in the silence, you become a shadow,
flickering in the spaces between thoughts.
Where words fade, only the noise remains,
and I wonder if I’m still listening.

in the loudness, I find you again—
softly, in the spaces between lyrics,
where music blares louder than we could bare,
and love lingers in between the notes.