Hallelujah
by sonny Thursday, Aug 2 2018, 10:04am
international / poetry / post

every sound continues while
a medium exists to carry it
yet i heard a pulse
that originated in outer space where nothing
is heard
somehow it reached the earth
specifically, me

i informed friends that scoffed at the
claim, c’mmon man, u know no sounds exist
in a vacuum

well, i thought so once but not anymore
the pulse was like a heartbeat that permeated all space
and reached the earth

for that to occur somewhere in space
a burst or an event occurred

indeed, i heard it plain as could be

has it occurred to you that what u heard was an internal
phenomenon, like an audible thought
associated with a memory,
or perhaps your own heartbeat?

yes, but its rhythm was altogether singular
not my heartbeat though related

perhaps u heard the big bang, why not, surely it would have made
a racket, an explosion that created the universe

it was other worldly and besides the big bang indicates
a beginning whereas we all know existence is infinite,
no beginning or end

nevertheless, everything has a frequency and as such
must produce sound

yes, but that would be a symphony, what i heard was a singular
pulse unaccompanied by interference

well, try and hear it again then trace it

excellent idea

so in a state of hyper relaxation
i heard it again and was able to focus on it

what i heard was both internal and external
it was me, entering existence and persisting