The Quieter I Become The More I Can Hear

The quieter I become the more I can hear

I can hear the pain and misery

In the voice of a stranger

I can see the raindrops and its crash on the window pane

I can listen to the heartbeat of a lover and the joy in his twinkling eyes

I can feel the mothers joy to see her child eat

I can smell the corruption in the glance of an officer

I can experience the agony in the voice of a cab driver

The quieter I become the more I can hear

And when I can hear I don't react anymore I respond.

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