The Whispering Voice

This is my January Challenge Week 2 poem. This picture, taken by my daughter-in-law, just struck me for its beauty but also for the stillness, the imagined quiet. I hope you all have a great and safe weekend! 🤗❤️

The Whispering Voice

As the day begins so often do the shouting voices

The shouting voices rage on

There is no you, just the chaos, conflict, the whole

Suddenly is heard a whisper, rising above the fray

A voice much like my own, I retreat to stillness

You are not lost the voice whispers

Love that cannot be contained is here

The whispering voice resonates in my heart

Comparisons rob you of the energy of your soul

Listen to this familiar voice, you are not them

You are uniquely hopeful, loyal, kind, strong

Shine your light to the world around

No longer hold back the hidden hugs of your heart

Be you as only you can be

Love you as God created you

The shouting voices no longer serve you

They disrupt, alter your path, reflect the wishes of others

Listening to the whispering voice, I hear, I embrace

My destiny is mine and mine alone

Perfect teaches nothing, riches will not follow me to death

Harnessing my power within that is self love

I am the master of my heart, my roots are deep and will stand

To be real is to love, to feel passion, to be loved into eternity

To share love with others is the gift of life, always and forever

So speaks the whispering voice forever heard in my silence