Unintentional Silence by A.R.C.

The merchant

Described this as

The perfect

Noise canceling

Device

You turn this on

And you'll never hear

A sound again

Eager to try it

Out

I turned it on

Without reading through

The manual

A mistake

I'll soon regret

For within

The manual

A huge warning sign

Reads

Caution!

Turning this on

Will cancel ALL

Sounds for the next two years

Once on,

The device vanishes

And cannot be turned off

Until the time is up.

My heart sinking

To the bottom

Realizing the mistake made

Effectively not

Only negating sounds

Coming in

But also

Those of my voice

Going out

Mute and deaf

I now understand

The meaning of

Be careful what you wish for...