fall into the Earth
and I really like the sound
so comforting
even the drizzle that follows
delights the ear
it is sheer fun
babies squeal in happiness
and motorcycles
roar down the street
two of them
one following the other
there is so much power in us
we have come so far
travelled so many roads
that to me it seems
dying is like
lighting a lamp.
is like the breeze
in a garden
from childhood
it is my mother’s
womb
it is the sound
of the ocean waves
it is the life in me
what has been
and what is to come
it is this warm moment
dripping with sunlight
it is the morning
whispering
I love you.
how nice you feel
how beautiful
your relaxing sound
in the morning
after a good night’s sleep
cool mountain breeze
you take me to
the playgrounds
of my childhood
where I run in joy
cool mountain breeze
you are my lover
you take me into
your arms
and your caresses
are like no one else’s.
like a clock
because of
my GERD
this unusual
sound I have
never heard
it’s happening
for the
first time
it’s like telling me
hey buddy
it’s time to go
I’ve got other
people to pick up
so don’t be slow.
comes to your mind
it makes the world
magical
if you want it red
and yellow
then so will it be
if you want
sparkling seas in silver
and trees with fruit
hanging under the moon
then so will it be
but it can also
suddenly turn
into a nightmare
and you might
find yourself
bleeding to death
shrieks and cries
all around you
and the sound
of the universe
unrolling itself
winding up
contracting to a dot
and disappearing.
it is just lost
and stays lost
I like the conversation
my neighbours
are having
it comforts me
it feels nice
listening
to the birdchirp
strangely today
I even like
the sound of
the TV droning
and now the
chickens are
in my property
squawking
and I am still lost
as folks talk
and I don’t want
to be found.
cutting down trees
which fall to the ground
with a crash and a thump
and in this summer
my slow moving fan
looks beautiful
but the chainsaws
sound like they
have gone mad
like big bad bees
buzzing insane
and this crazy sun
burning
in the sky
full of delerium
melts in my eyes
until I am on all fours
blind and bounding
out of my house
barking with the dogs
on the road.
today
their chirping
is pure water
rocking in beauty
transcending its
silver green and
golden light
it enters
my heart
making me run
across the universe
in ecstasy.
all thought
and sound
out of my mind
and I sit here
blank and numb
like an inanimate
object
like I’m an effigy
on this chair
and then I look
at the words
forming
on this screen
and my fingers
typing them
and my eyes flutter
and I press my hands
together
and once again
I can hear my voice
in my ears
and I calm down
and smile.
whistle and whistle
so sweet and sharp
your sound
like a spray of water
and I long for that call
again and again
and you thrill me
each time
and my mind
is refreshed
and then I
hear you
in the air
as you are flying
and you enter
my heart
like magic
and then
you are gone.
Dominic Alapat 