Tinnitus

It never stops

the noise

from their mouths.

Not noise-

you can get used to noise

have it fade into the atmosphere

like smoke

barely noticeable.

Talk talk talk

you can't block it

or shut it off

this diarrhea 

of the mind

the heart

the soul.

You're constantly aware

of the babble

the chit-chat

around you

all the time.

When I die, 

let my Heaven

be silence.