Metaphysics Poetica

Whispered art falling on a world of deaf ears    
douses me with emotion then makes the spark    
   
Dying language always on the brink of extinction    
seducing with beauty that conceals truth's razor    
   
Clear proof of my soul, the sound when it exhales    
speaks in authenticity's quiet, untrembling voice    
   
Most elusive, a masochistic road of pilgrimage    
revealing the gentlest form of human courage    
   
Bold, sandy footprints no ocean can ever wash away    
soothing our wounds and making our scars beautiful    
   
(Entered in the competition "What is Poetry?")