Sunday, June 28, 2015

Auditory Space

Photo by Lee Lindsey McKinney

What happens here,
   in the absence
      of spoken words?

The other four physical senses
   get room to grow,
      as well as Spirit.

As vocal chords,
   teeth, tongues, and lips
      cease their synchronized undulation,

the muted path between
   minds and hearts opens
      divulging connections and opportunities
         we've yet the capability to verbalize.

Sometimes we smell or taste truth
   long before we can enunciate it;
      we hear and see things
         far beyond language's limits.

Often, these inarticulate revelations
   must be revisited again and again
      before we're capable of integrating them
         in word and deed, life and love.

© 2015 Todd Jenkins


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