Ideas Without Frontiers

I Am Background Noise

I am background noise.

I am the shadows that follow you everywhere;

I am seen but not heard;

I am reflected in color when you look into a mirror.

I echo in memories and I fade with time;

I lurk in the darkness and I only feel nothing;

I see all that is seen, but I am not known;

Because I am only the tingling sensation at the back of your neck.

The voices swirl around in a chasm of noise;

The slight patters of feet walking echoes in the blazing light

And the brighter the sun, the darker the shadow;

But I still lurk around without heed or attention.

As you take a step, I take a step;

As you bleed I can only watch;

As you lose your breath, I can only stop and stare;

Because I am background noise.