If you were to stop and be still for a moment.
If you were to listen behind the thoughts swirling in your mind
Would you find a song there?
A tune which plays in a loop,
sometimes softly behind it all,
but sometimes loud enough
to affect your mood, your outlook, your gait?
When my oldest son was younger,
There was no quiet secret place in his mind.
The song lodged in his heart
Played aloud fiercely
For all to hear
As he colored, bounced a ball or from behind the bathroom door.
The song that moved his inner cadence
The tune that moved not just his body,
But his spirit,
Was Stevie Wonder’s Sir Duke.
He belted Stevie’s refrain
You can feel it all over
Constantly, without knowing
He did not know that the lyrics,
Explained what was happening in his tiny body
A world
A language
That can right wrongs
I loved everything about this entry! What a treat to hear it in your voice. Thank you for giving me something to consider.
Wow! Shemaiah... Those last lines.