The sounds we make
when we are truly
Upset or startled
Are strange indeed.
Not strong
or fierce!
More like a
Whine or a whir…
When I’m startled
It’s a high pitched
Eeeeeeeee!
Or if I’m having a nightmare
AaaahhhAeeha
Or when I’m confronted
Whua!
We don’t have words for them.
I can’t just tell you
On paper, how the sound
Is to be delivered.
I cannot tell you what it
Sounded like when I heard
The news of your death…
For these is no word for:
Tear your hair out
Pound your chest red
Cry til your eyes are dry
and sparkling with salt
There is no word for
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