Listen!

Listen!

by Elizabeth Challinor

It hit me like a brick

(Only it was weightless)

This is how our conversations work

What we say does not capture exactly what we mean

It will always send out ripples of unintended interpretations

Our choice of words opens, closes and distorts horizons

But can any of us imagine living in a world without birdsong?


For Gwen

Thanks to Peggy-Marco for the image

Elizabeth Challinor