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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

***

June 22, 2017 
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Sunita U.D Palawon Date: 8/1/2017 11:47:00 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! :) Login to Reply

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 6/29/2017 7:57:00 AM I love this. Login to Reply Darren White Date: 6/29/2017 1:49:00 PM Thanks mo, HUGS!!

Sara Ella Date: 6/25/2017 6:18:00 PM Poltergeist :D Very fun! When the little girl says "They're here" .... Login to Reply Darren White Date: 6/26/2017 12:53:00 AM LOL, never saw that but heard about it.

Chris Green Date: 6/22/2017 7:37:00 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. Login to Reply Darren White Date: 6/26/2017 12:52:00 AM Ahhhh, I mi()()ed that ;) Chris Green Date: 6/22/2017 9:26:00 AM The sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss was the white noise inside of Fanta()tic Darren White Date: 6/22/2017 7:42:00 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 Date: 6/22/2017 7:28:00 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. Login to Reply Tim Smith Date: 6/22/2017 8:29:00 AM Pretty much...lol Darren White Date: 6/22/2017 7:43:00 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.