I lost my voice after singing so loudly and enthusiastically over Christmas holidays with my family. I’m lucky to have a family who loves to play audience for me & my husband & brother… we played for hours and hours for days while we celebrated Christmas. Tonight I tried to write a song, but couldn’t sing enough to hum out a melody.. so I decided to abandon the “song” part and just write – for the first time in a long time. Here is a poem… just words I whispered alone to myself in a bubble bath.
what do you hear?
when you’re alone
and there’s no one around
when you drown out the noise
and you don’t make a sound
what do you hear?
do you hear the quiet release of your breath
or the echo of your heart beat deep in your chest
what do you hear?
i hear a promise
i hear a prayer
when you’re alone
and there’s only just you
when you let go of everything
you frantically hold onto
what do you hear?
do you hear the whisper of a familiar friend
or have you fought it so long that you no longer can
what do you hear?
i hear affirmations
i hear truths
when you’re alone
and there’s no one around
when you drown out the noise
and you don’t make a sound
what do you hear?