Listen

By Jackie Sue Griffin

Yes I hear you
I listen strongly
with respect
and distance
The spoken and unspoken
For there is nothing more lonely or terrifying than feeling unheard
sensing abandonment
Hark
listen to the sky
A cool breeze
a sunny day
equals a lucky day
Today
I will listen to my soul
and hang upside down under an oak
Mane-like hair flowing toward the trunk