Sound Barrier
I think I’ve broken sound.
It’s been cut down and rewound.
Organs shatter and collide,
Drumsticks skitter, off to hide
And violins evade the violent tide.
I stamp my feet to no avail
And wrestle out a silent wail
As some cruel god ignores my hails,
Windows shatter, calm prevails.
My feet crack a hole beneath the world
And light breaks too, a brittle pearl.
Like a spotlight crushing a pretty girl
It falls victim to this numbing whirl
And come apart, disconnects, unfurls.
Now I fear there’s nothing left,
I’ve beaten all of it to death.
Such a heinous and unruly theft
To leave thought so far bereft.
There’s nothing now to comprehend,
No longing love remains to mend
We can only bask in this dull end.
I didn’t mean to break what’s real
But I can’t help just how I feel.
felicitymatilda 