stonedsour's Diaryland Diary

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Weight of Sound

Thought bears no burden traveling
within the mind’s inroads,
freely moving with transparent flight.

Voice sends thought to fall upon ears—
gravity sensing the reverberation,
the emphasis carries it to earth.

Maddening decibels of angry words
bear the heft of a locomotive
crashing through the heart.

Laughter among friends lilts
with the weight of butterflies
on the loveliest summer day.

Fear and uncertainty speak
as an anchor of lead pulling ever downward
on the possibility of escape.

Murmurs of love are nearly weightless
and yet their substance is the breeze
ever constant and enveloping.

What then is the weight of sound
as it circles our hearts, our minds, our souls,
and how deeply do we measure its touch?

1:09 p.m. - 2005-04-23

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