You dig in your ear, that fertile soil
where the best of you is sown.
where the best of you is sown.
The sense you cannot close, the door
without a hinge to your brain, hangs
without a hinge to your brain, hangs
open, receiving barks, cries, sirens,
laughter, rain, birdsong; the list goes on
laughter, rain, birdsong; the list goes on
unceasing, like a prayer, but to
whom, you can’t be sure. Not to you,
whom, you can’t be sure. Not to you,
you’re only a passer-by, a dropper
of eaves. You’re only here to filter,
of eaves. You’re only here to filter,
like a sponge, from the noise-driven
universe a song, a hint of meaning.
universe a song, a hint of meaning.
Sometimes you think white noise is
beautiful.
Sometimes you want to bury yourself in dirt
Sometimes you want to bury yourself in dirt
and listen to the worms move through it,
and
eventually you. To hear silence at last.
eventually you. To hear silence at last.