The sound of..., by Laura Alaniz | poems, essays, and short stories in Poeticous

Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

The sound of...

A noisy restaurant

Listen

Focus

Beyond the dishes

The music

The voice that rises

Above it all

For there’s always one

Grating and obnoxious

Opinionated and rude

Complaining

Telling a story

Or gallant

Charismatic

Dynamic

Pleasing to the ear

A domineering man

A woman

Begging for attention

Different characters

Different reasons

Yet their voice

Rises above it all

(2014)

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