Sound hits my ear hard
Inside my brain it burrows
Noise most unpleasant
NOTHING IS WITHOUT
ONLY THE DAY BEGINS
INSIDE MY HEAD
SHE SCREAMS AGAIN
ETERNAL EVENING DISTURBS MY SLUMBER
Nobody knew her name
I saw her On the street corner alone
An Invitation extended
One She should have declined
Everyone knows you don’t talk to strangers
NEVER AGAIN WILL SHE BOTHER
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GRASS
INSIDE ALL OF US
SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS ALWAYS SCREAMING
ETERNAL TORMENTS
She didn’t make the News
Girls like her never dO
She had some fIght
Screams and scratches, tears and blood
Doesn’t matter in the End.
This is from a dVerse prompt: Write a poem about noise. “Fill your poem with noise to paint us a picture of an event. Use noise metaphorically to express turmoil or unease, whether internal or external. You can play with onomatopoeia in your poem if you’d like but it is not required.”
I took a kind of horror play on it with a nod to Poe. The noise obviously being the screams but they’re in his head, the echoes of the screams he created. And the letters of noise scattered through the poem giving it a noisy look and aesthetic as well. Hope you enjoyed.
The Author Stew webpage - Stories & Poems 
Ssshhhh I dig this, but… PLEEZE…Ssshhhhh
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I love the white space. I like how you opened it up to add contrast to the sound the poetry is emulating. It adds a lot of content and shape. Thank you very much.
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Thank you very much for your comments. I really appreciate them. I think the spacing works well in this poem too. ☺
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You are very welcome!
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Stuart, this one really packs a punch. The jagged shifts in voice and form give it a chilling intensity.
~David
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Thanks David. I’m glad that effect came through. I think it definitely adds to the noise of the poem.
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A bit chilling indeed, especially the combination of internal and external screaming. The scattering of noisy bold letters did add to the effect!
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An unpleasant noise heard in and out of your head.
Thanks so much for reading!
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A very original response to the prompt. Well done.
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Thank you! I like to take a different spin on things some times. 😁
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I like how you took your inspiration from Poe, Stew, and the creepiness of this ‘noise most unpleasant’. The use of capitals and the anonymity of the screamer are so effective, and the chilling line: ‘Everyone knows you don’t talk to strangers’.
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Thanks Kim. I’m glad it all worked. A creepy noise indeed!
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