SOUNDS FROM A DISTANCE
There are always sounds in the distance -
drums that distract is - making our heart
beat faster - or a violin that sooths us -
sounds from a distance - a fire truck,
a church bell, a kid in the park yelling,
“Mira! Look at me!” But the ones we
really listen to - are the words that return -
an acid comment that put us down 45 years
ago - when a teacher or a coach said the
wrong thing - and we let those sandpaper words
still rub us the wrong way - some every day.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2017
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