A Hush Over the World

A Hush Over the World

There is a hush all over the world,

Like the earth just held its breath.

Not the hush of peace or wonder,

But the silence left by death.

The radios cut to static,

The trains all froze mid-track,

A mother called her child’s name once,

No voice came calling back.

The wind curled tight against the doors,

The dogs lay down and stared,

The neon lights kept flickering,

But no one stopped or cared.

A soldier checked his empty gun,

A preacher gripped his cross,

A thief stood still with trembling hands,

And knew how much he’d lost.

A hush like glass about to crack,

A hush like blood gone cold,

A hush where every heart still beat,

But no one felt consoled.

There is a hush all over the world,

A pause too long, too deep,

And somewhere, in that endless quiet,

Something wakes that was a sleep.