pause

there!

in the gap

between the notes

in the soundless void

there the message

there the call

the ground to stand still

and be

there the deed

the altered act

the world

a life

do you not hear the frozen breath

the angled gasp

the swallowed words

the dissected cords

do you not hear the sigh of love

the whimpering child

the tortured man

stop!

cock your ears

slow your breath

whisper and pause

there is the door to the universe

the opening

where all waiting worth hearing

is