On paper, the world is miserable and awe depressing
bloated with pollution
and noise so loud you won't even hear yourself
scream and it'll get more rackety
because that's what everybody's doing
so maybe shut your trap
and listen to an undertone whispering
behind the fireworks and fanfare
is a voice that leads
to the most alive place on earth
where even the wind itself breathes
the ground laughs
and the sky speaks
but you may not hear it
because the noise is gone
and you are happy
