Song Without Feeling

Lamentations of a Lost Soul

Wayne Howard

I cannot feel the song;
My spirit stands benumbed, devoid of music.
I would cry out, but my cries vanish like a fog in a sudden wind.
The drummer's drumming I hear as empty clattering,
And the singer's voice is a tuneless shriek.
The instrumentalists blow and bow in a cacophony of sound.
I cannot feel the song;
My feet are not moved to dance, I stand statue-like.
The music of the spheres is silence,
And the emptiness of all my life crushes me down to utter ruin.
Will I ever be again a part of life renewed?
Does Spring come once more to one whose soul is dead?
I cannot feel the song.

Published by Wayne Howard

Grew up in various places: Mississippi, Nevada, Japan, Guam. Attended college in MS, graduate school in MS and TX and worked in a variety of industries including Oil & Gas, Mineral & wood fiber products, an...  View profile

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  • Justice Lives Not3/24/2008

    Wow, man. VEry deep. Good job!

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