to destroy a sound with a word.
kahlil gibran
No Gibran, not a sound with word
a word with sound.
The hum that rises or descends upon
a word that is read, seen
with a chill, a quiver,
a vibration it carries life held
gently, silently, preciously.
Sometimes, more often than not anymore,
if spoken, breaks apart, falls, shatters
into unrequited din.
No Gibran a word does not destroy a sound.
It is giving it sound that can destroy the passion of word.
We must speak in silence, those of us here given voice, so that the words we enrobe spring to life.