Quiet and No More
By Michele Habel-Coffey
The car just started beeping
Beeping beeping beeping
Bleating and pleading
And beeping
I waited and walked
Walked and waited
And it just kept beeping
So I waited
Then I stopped
I crossed my arms
I looked right at the beeping car
No-one came
I walked again
I don’t remember when it stopped
But I was suddenly aware of the quiet
The beautiful quiet
Just quiet
Quiet
And no more