Early morning ramblings

The rain fell hard against the window. The sound of mice scurrying across the floor filled the man's ears. He remembered back to earlier days when he did not hear such sounds. If only it was yesterday he thought to himself. He wondered if they would ever leave. They haunted him ever so frequently. Sometimes one by one. Other times they would all scream at once. He recalled the nights he spent screaming "Shut up!" "Leave me alone". Tonight there was silence. He finally thought all his screaming and crying finally paid off. Then came the rain and the mice. Now he laid there wishing that it was the voices instead.