Surrounded by Silence

It was so quiet I could hear my brain ticking

Maybe this was my mind tricking

Or some external source kicking

Got me thinking

This was better than drinking

Even if you had an inkling

Nothing was even clinking

Sitting here contemplating

Nothing to complain about

Nobody around that was going to shout

Nor anyone who knew my whereabouts

Enjoying the serenity

Didn't know of any enemy

Some would consider it empty

But I had thoughts aplenty

This kept my attention

Didn't mean I was in detention

But I considered it an exemption

Ideas abounded

But I tried to remain grounded

At least my head wasn't pounded

Even with the emptiness

The noise was in the quietness

But it was a wonderful peacefulness

Surrounded by silence