Discussions in the Last Days

Audra Sonata
Nonsensical noises that pass for discussion

lacking tone or timber or even real meaning

as we feign interest in unsolicited opinions

and wither and die while laughing and nodding

and still the world crashes and burns around us

screaming yet silent for none dare to hear it

while the band plays on and we all just keep dancing

until the beat changes and all seems arrhythmic

like the beating of my heart thudding loudly in ears

unable to hear it over all the humming

hyperactive realization of the theory of chaos

in the form of the blithering bothersome buzzing

seen now in the light of destruction

as nonsensical noises that pass for discussion.

Published by Audra Sonata

I am a wife and mother of five. Prior to retirement, I worked as an educator for the severely physically and mentally disabled, and as a performing artist.  View profile

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  • Terri Rawls12/12/2008

    Here! Here!

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