Nighttime Sounds

Nighttime Sounds The sounds of the night So different from the day The quiet of the night amplifies the softest sound Branches crack in the distance The leaves crackle when stepped upon It doesn’t matter if it was a man or a mouse Your heartbeat and breathes make sure to let you know you are alive The sounds of the day are non-existent in the dark Everything can be heard as the sun goes down The chirping of a cricket on a warm summer night An owl’s call echoes off of distant walls The beating wings of birds are enough to make your heart beat The sounds of the night are beautiful Yet the nighttime world frightens people used to the light In the darkness of the night they do not know what they are missing They do not care to learn beyond their fear They hide from the sounds of the night They hide from a unknown life If only they knew