what do you hear?

I lost my voice after singing so loudly and enthusiastically over Christmas holidays with my family. I'm lucky to have a family who loves to play audience for me & my husband & brother... we played for hours and hours for days while we celebrated Christmas. Tonight I tried to write a song, but couldn't sing enough to hum out a melody.. so I decided to abandon the "song" part and just write - for the first time in a long time. Here is a poem... just words I whispered alone to myself in a bubble bath.

what do you hear?

when you're alone

and there's no one around

when you drown out the noise

and you don't make a sound

what do you hear?

do you hear the quiet release of your breath

or the echo of your heart beat deep in your chest

what do you hear?

i hear a promise

i hear a prayer

when you're alone

and there's only just you

when you let go of everything

you frantically hold onto

what do you hear?

do you hear the whisper of a familiar friend

or have you fought it so long that you no longer can

what do you hear?

i hear affirmations

i hear truths

when you're alone

and there's no one around

when you drown out the noise

and you don't make a sound

what do you hear?