Softer Sounds...
I'm listening,
With softer ears,
The sounds of my youth,
So much about love,
About heartache,
About the joy in one another,
Romance,
Gossip,
Dance.
The humanity,
The hearts,
The exuberance.
I wonder if it's what's inside me,
Or what's inside the music,
Or some rainbow-sherbert-meets-vanilla-strawberry-swirl concoction,
Or just a softer,
More feeling time.
Some days,
I would love to step into the past for a week,
Just to sing "hello, old friend,"
Despite the woo-woo- googly side-eyes I would get.
And turn on the blessed radio...
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 02-20-2026
Compassion is the greatest sign of Humanity.