Friday 17 March 2023

DO YOU HEAR IT


DO YOU HEAR IT?

Softly calls a
Voice
Do you hear
It?

It seeks your
Attention 
Just a moment
Of your
Affection ..

Do you hear
It?

It wants to
Share a secret
Tell a story
Recite a rhyme...

It wants to
Ask you
Will you be 
Mine?

The soft voice
Speaks
But you do not
Hear and if you
Do
You do not care...

You are able 
To brush past it
So why
Stop and heed
What you believe 
Is nothing?

A soft voice 
Calls
Pleads for you
To pause and listen
It likens you
To a friend, a "could be"
More...

Allow, the soft
Voice
Quietens 
It has captured 
A heart
Full of affection 
A mind that
Keeps no time...

The voice softly
Sings
Oh, how wonderful 
Are them songs
And joy 
You are missing!

             FREDERIKA MENEZES