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Sounds That Make Me Wonder

I live by some hospitals I listen all the time , To siren after siren blaring noises rain or shine. I sometimes stop and listen And try to picture whom Is take to the hospital, To the ER room. What kind of tragedy Did they meet today? Will they make it through the night? Will this be their last stay? I've lived around the country In many different states. Noises out my window, I listen to when I'm awake. Sometimes it be water,waves breaking to the shore. Another home had airplanes always crossing overhead. Train tracks They're favorite, their horns never bore But sirens, fire trucks and ambulances now, forever fill my head. I often listen and wonder when I hear a bunch Is this some catastrophe? Is there something I should do? The more that keep on coming, I begin to have a hunch But when they stop blaring, I decide its nothing new. It's sad to be desensitized by emergency sounds I often wonder how it was back when, in smaller towns How did people handle all the emergencies around? I hope the people all were know not strangers with just sounds.

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Date: 3/10/2013 1:01:00 AM
I like how you just let your thoughts take you on this one. Like you are pondering and pondering and going with the flow! Is it for the free verse contest?
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Date: 3/11/2013 1:08:00 AM
After you said that yes, but no I was just writing about all the sirens I hear.

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