Cease and Desist

Who are they talking to that nobody can see?  
 
A friend  
A colleague  
A tradesman  
A lover  
A sibling  
A ghost of a former self ?
 
What are they listening to that no-one can hear?  
 
A podcast  
A song  
A book  
A fading echo of their inner voice?  
 
They move amongst us  
the wired, the tired, the nearly expired  
the zombie walkers  
the mindless runners  
those boom box bastards on their e bikes.  
 
Put the noise away....I beg you.  
 
Listen to the songs of your own soul.  
You don't need a phone and ear buds  
to hear your own songs  
they never leave you.  
Just pause and listen.  
 
Maybe  
 
You're too scared of the songs, the words, the tales your soul will tell.The truth can be frightening.  
 
Listen now.  
 
It's not easy being mindful but if you're mindless  
You're already dead.  

Furthermore, if you don't listen when your soul whispers ,you won't hear it when it screams.  
 
Put the noise away.....be brave.