The sound of the quiet voice.
The quiet person in your group,
The one who thinks deep thoughts
Hoist an antenna, listen more carefully
Or look at her face, the signal is loud and clear.
She has a thought,
A thought to speak.
She says a few words, her voice so quiet.
And the words don't quite make sense.
Do you hear what she says?
Or do you just think of it as a scratchy signal on the radio?
Coming in clearly, then fading away.
Turn up the volume! No, that doesn't help.
The volume is loud enough with everyone else talking.
Is it a different language? Like a signal in Spanish
Heard through the night when other stations are asleep.
No.
What she has to say
is in English, but just a thought
So different from your train of thought
it might as well be on a different track.
Maybe even one that never connects.
Tune in the station--turn the dial
A little left, a little right.
But the conversation shifts,
And veers in another direction.
The moment lost,
Her thought gone.
Signal lost.
Next time,
Will you listen?