Reverberations

I can still feel them 

The reverberations 

Of countless words 

Deeply in my life 

Words of unending love 

Words of raging anger 

Words of deepening joy 

Words of transcendental sorrow 

Reverberations 

Some bouncing harmlessly 

Around the periphery of life 

Others tearing through 

The underbrush and hedges 

Caressing gently 

Pounding torrentially 

Moving in confirming waves 

Shredding like a hail of gunfire 

All these words 

Words in and words out 

Continual 

Relentless 

A marching army 

Building 

Destroying 

Tearing 

Repairing 

Bringing life

Carrying death 

Bearing healing 

Bestowing havoc 

Bring your words

High with reverb 

Trigger-happy 

Malicious or benevolent 

Consider the end 

The final effect 

The power 

The reverberation 

© Ron Simpson Jr.

July 3, 2024