Darren White Poet Free verse

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White Noise

He glued his ear
to the speaker, where
faint, barely distinguishable
voices seemingly distressed
made noise

He was convinced
they were talking to him
in languages he once knew
but had forgotten a long
time ago

He whispered back
with fervor, nodded, 
gestured wide gestures
in harmony with music
so vague

He enjoyed them
the company and stories
in a life filled with silence
each sound precious
and welcome

He grinned 
hummed with them
their song for each soul
each delusion or dream
skewed reality

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June 22, 2017 
Copyright © Darren White

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Sunita U.D Palawon August 1, 2017 at 11:47 AM No limit to our curiosity and this what sustain human race. So many interpretations can be given to sound waves from different school of thoughts. This why I love my physic classes! :)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 29, 2017 at 7:57 AM I love this. Darren White June 29, 2017 at 1:49 PM Thanks mo, HUGS!!

Sara Ella June 25, 2017 at 6:18 PM Poltergeist :D Very fun! When the little girl says "They're here" .... Darren White June 26, 2017 at 12:53 AM LOL, never saw that but heard about it.

Chris Green June 22, 2017 at 7:37 AM Very cool, I could hear the buzz in the background as I read this. There was something always calming about white noise but at times annoying. Your poem is anything but annoying, it is fantassssssssssssssssssstic. Darren White June 26, 2017 at 12:52 AM Ahhhh, I mi()()ed that ;) Chris Green June 22, 2017 at 9:26 AM The sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss was the white noise inside of Fanta()tic Darren White June 22, 2017 at 7:42 AM Fantastatic you wanted to say, right? ;) That was a funny comment my friend. I am from the era of lcd screens lol, but you can find anything on internet, including youtube films with white noise. Be nostalgic!

Tim Smith June 22, 2017 at 7:28 AM Haha...love it...reminds me when I was little trying to get the baseball games on the TV that we're broadcast from Milwaukee...a few hours away. Tim Smith June 22, 2017 at 8:29 AM Pretty much...lol Darren White June 22, 2017 at 7:43 AM Haha, and is that about what you saw or heard? I find it fascinating. I like to watch it, and try to distinguish ghost-like entities on that screen, lol.