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lil  ·  3674 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Today's Writing Prompt: Put on the Music

  Turn off the Noise

  Not always, but sometimes, when I turn off the music
  A voice starts to mutter, then whisper, then chime
  I can't always hear it, it's quiet, it's muffled
  But slowly I find that the voice might be mine.

  It's speaking of wonder, of travel, of vision
  Of Tibetan monks who tri-vocalize.
  It's calling up music from high school dances
  First glances, first kisses, then longing and sighs.

  The voice, it gets louder, up from my belly
  Into my ears, my nostrils, my eyes
  And finally sometimes, a word or an image
  Catches my throat and speaks to surprise.