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In Between Two Extremes
April 15, 2017
Quiet is the voice
Creeping into your window
Distorting all illusions
So silent
A faint breath of meaning
Blooming inside of your soul
Like a dehydrated flower
Craving water in a desert
But even louder is the speaker
Speaking with no words
A message in the mind
Fails to reach
There will be no understanding
Because quiet is the voice
But loud is the shadow
And together there will be
Nothing
Except a hollow sound.
© Rebecca S., Coventry, RI
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In the heat of a difficult situation, it is tempting to ignore our instincts, as well as the little voices in our heads. This miscommunication between mind and body is seldom acknowledged. I believe that once an equal balance of quiet (the soul) and the loud (the body) is reached, it is somewhat easier to understand our motives. However, until then, we are left struggling with an uncanny sense of emptiness wedged deep into our hearts.