Sounds and Feelings

November 2007

You hear it

In the simple words

The smiling words,

Those agonizing words:

Vanquished.

You feel it

In the subtle vibrations

Of falling mountains,

Crumbling dreams:

Disenchanted.

You sense it

In the heavy thud,

The dull aching

Of hopelessness:

Defeat.

You know it

Every stab, every jolt

By the shining jar

Of colorfully wrapped candy

Rivaled.

You grasp it

In the terrifying slam,

The shaking solid end

Of a closed door:

Finality.

You see it

Near the core of light

By the churning meadow

Darkness, ‘neath the green:

Loss.