The sound of anguish
beep...beep...beep
the phone ringing
no answer, again
worry swells with each
beep...beep...Beep
exploding with
the early morning
doorbell's urgent
Beep...Beep...Beep
the impatient car
with the high-pitched
whiny, annoying
Beep...Beep...BEEP
amplifying
exacerbating
anxiety with each
Beep...BEEP...BEEP
the heart monitor's
slow, methodical
hopeful rhythm
BEEP...
BEEP.....
BEEP.......
still echoing
in the silence
before the scream.
My Heart’s ❤️Symphony
Lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub - the sound of my heart beating,
As I think of you, my love, oh so fleeting.
With every beat, I feel your presence near,
Your essence, your spirit, your love so dear.
Lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub - it's the rhythm of my soul,
As I long to be with you, to make us whole.
Your touch, your embrace, your tender kiss,
They're the things I crave, the things I miss.
Lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub - the sound of my heart's desire,
As I dream of you, my passion on fire.
The way you look, the way you move,
They're the things that make my heart groove.
Lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub - the sound of my love's refrain,
As I whisper your name, again and again.
In my heart, you'll always stay,
As I listen to its beat, day by day.
Lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub - the sound of my heart's symphony,
As I cherish the love you have for me.
Together we'll be, until the end of time,
Our hearts beating as one, in perfect rhyme.
My Childhood Summed Up in One Onomatopoeia
ZOOM!
Airplanes and helicopters flying over my head.
Where are they going and are there alien UFO’s up there?
ZOOM!
Trains passing me by as I sit in our car patiently waiting.
Waving, I wonder if any passengers see me.
ZOOM!
Driving mopeds around my grandparent’s house.
Pretending to be stunt devils.
ZOOM!
Motorcycles passing us by on the highway.
Thinking of all the action movies with highspeed highway weaving.
ZOOM!
The whirring noise of jumpropes swirling over my head.
Focusing on the rhythm of the game to get as high of a count as possible.
ZOOM!
Toy helicopter gliders soaring through the air.
Keeping my eyes pealed so I don’t get hit.
ZOOM!
Bicycles racing by competing for some destination.
Are they racing for fun or are they late being somewhere?
ZOOM!
The sound effect I make when holding my baby brother over my head.
Pretending he is a flying superhero going to save the day.
Cracks in My Ceiling
Crack
The sound that means I'm never going back.
The world is going off track
The minute there's a crack
My body goes slack
As the world goes black.
My eyes drift to the sky
As I wonder 'why'
While I imagine made up cracks
In the ceiling
Even if it's not real, my mind is believing
Even if my life is on track
The world will go slack and black
By the sound of a single crack.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
An eternal ringing
Digging into my brain
Chewing at my cells
Like ever-chiming bells
A high-pitched ring
With no rhyme or reason
Without a pattern, filled with treason
A ringing in my ear
Some say it's someone thinking about me
Others that someone is talking bad about me
All I know is that it's deafening
And I can feel it vibrating in my head
I shut my eyes and it gets louder
I open them and it's a wonder
How I get through days like these
When the ringing just can't take a hint
