The Sound of Being Scared

I'm alone when I hear 

the loudness 

of silence 

the wind from another 

world

 blowing in my ear

I'm scared

as I hear cars

driving by

hoping one is

mine.

I sit there

on the coach

as all sounds are

amplified

in my ears

the sound of 

my washing machine 

booms loud as

ever. These are

the sounds

of being

scared.