Fake Empire (Thanks Matt)
by Jowell Tan
Do you know what I like?
Your voice.
Your voice is soothing,
Like a blanket on a cold night,
A glass of wine after a long day.
Your voice is yearning,
Like a sad song on the radio,
A yarn spun to make hearts break.
Your voice is guiding,
Like a light in the darkness,
A hand reaching out through a large crowd.
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Do you know what I fear?
Your voice.
Your voice is confusing,
Like a radio with signal issues,
Missing words forming misunderstandings.
Your voice is demanding,
Like an unreasonable patron,
requesting for things I cannot give.
Your voice is devastating,
Like a destructive tornado,
laying waste to the pathways of my heart.
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Your voice is all of these things,
Like a Pandora's Box of emotions,
Every day is a different day.
Do you know what I hope?
That your voice never goes away.
Your voice.
Your voice is soothing,
Like a blanket on a cold night,
A glass of wine after a long day.
Your voice is yearning,
Like a sad song on the radio,
A yarn spun to make hearts break.
Your voice is guiding,
Like a light in the darkness,
A hand reaching out through a large crowd.
===========
Do you know what I fear?
Your voice.
Your voice is confusing,
Like a radio with signal issues,
Missing words forming misunderstandings.
Your voice is demanding,
Like an unreasonable patron,
requesting for things I cannot give.
Your voice is devastating,
Like a destructive tornado,
laying waste to the pathways of my heart.
===========
Your voice is all of these things,
Like a Pandora's Box of emotions,
Every day is a different day.
Do you know what I hope?
That your voice never goes away.
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Author's Note
Of all things, it was a live performance of The National at the Sydney Opera House to snap me out of my dry spell.
Matt Berninger's voice is fantastic.
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You had me at the title. Your confabulation works. The last lines tie it neatly together.
Nice and soothing poem.
Like Aimee Mann said, "Voices Carry." *
Sweet poem.
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Wow...I like!