Cacophony in Modern Society
Cacophony in modern-day society
Echoes, tantrums, and hissy fits
Meaningless in the moment
Meaningless in eternity
Screams, shouts, and call-outs
Inharmonious verbal assaults
On the streets and in the homes
Noise, noise, noise, the constant drone
Sirens, dogs, and car alarms
Incessant hammering, beeping horns
Music blares from a passing car
Revelry singing from the corner bar
A volumetric stew boiling in the air
Served with a curt “listener beware”
Shell casings ringing on the road
Bandits reaping what they’ve sowed
Footsteps pound the pavement
Eyes focused on digital enslavement
Beeps, clicks, and electronic sounds
Filling open spaces in the background
What’s it take to find a quiet space?
A peaceful, serene, and silent place
Listening to nothing a guilty pleasure
Call it sin, or call it a treasure
A constant ringing in my ears
The disruption an unwanted souvenir
More banging, clanging, people screaming
Can’t escape as I’m not dreaming
Raucous laughter from a group of boys
Comparing phones, comparing toys
The many sounds all fill my head
My brain might explode, and I’d be dead
Cacophony has gotten the best of me
So I’ll plug my ears and hear what I see
Imagination my only recourse
Like a silent movie of my own discourse
In my mind people speak much lower
Their words direct and spoken slower
Only saying what needs to be said
Important sounds would fill my head
And understanding would come simply
The point and purpose visualized quickly
We’d never hear the unnecessary
Ambient noise no longer customary
Engines running like a quiet purr
The world subject to the speech whisperer
Silence is golden, at least that’s been heard
Many of us would say it’s preferred
But alas, life won’t cooperate with me
The magnitude grows increasingly
Sonic booms, construction blasts
Reporters yelling on local newscasts
Protesters and enthusiasts
What I’d do to live in the past….
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So true Ralph, I’m with you. Beautifully emoted and rendered of the echo of humanity, the endless noise of living in today’s societies. Because of it, I live a life of a virtual recluse, as I don’t handle it well. Some wonderful imagery and phrasing as always Ralph. Great work my friend.
I sure relate to this, Ralph. I wonder if this cacophony all around us is the reason many of us have tinnitus? I love my quiet little home and hate going out where people and noise abound. Great work, Ralph.