Sounds of a Day - For Contest

Hungry cry of waking baby challenging the staccato of small arms fire. School bus honking over the droning hum of I-phone ear-buds. Wood fire banked against searing desert winds rattling glassless windows. Pop tart in microwaves, nutritional nuance of the overfed undernourished. Dogs barking in the distance, squeaking well wheels bare feet padding to distant comfort. Beeping, one eyed tyrants, demanding attention “whatuwearin’”, Rooster’s inane need to alert everyone “SUN’S UP! – SUN’S UP!” Children squabbling over much – or little. Pots and pans and decisions, “who likes what” vs “who needs it more”. Mother’s spreading love on fragile hearts, singing songs long forgotten by the fathers. Prayers said in the hope of golden morrows tears shed in the depth of poverty’s sorrows. The cry of a waking baby, the hungry sound of an empty tin, choking angry words: “Please sir, could you help, again”. Sounds of a day blowing across a hardened consciousness aching to be heard. 6/18/2016 submitted to – Sounds of the Day – Poetry Contest sponsor – Nayda Ivette Negron