Turn Away

Turn away… Far away from the ever streaming noise, rioting The endless flow of useless chatter and rhetoric Bombarding in attempt to arrest my psyche Seeking to break down defenses Searching for a hairline crack! The clamor, deafening; the surge, relentless Grinding into senses, demanding notice! Folding into my every waking moment From dawn through the height of day Ferocious, bold, they hang deep into night Sleep comes slowly, yet at times brings no respite Like ink they seep into dreams Long after the twinkling stars are hid By the expanse of a navy velvety sky Turn away… Turn away to welcome the silence In midstream, day or night I must tune into myself; turn away from constant din Let them fall into vast emptiness Fall upon the heap of useless chatter I will listen to the silence; savor the music in my soul Hear the rustling leaves on tree branches Glistening in the noon day sunlight Beneath cloudless baby blue skies!