Global Village

[kerravonsen]

Out there
A vast ocean of
The disinterested
Not so much deaf as
Numb
Desensitised
Self-protecting.
The sensationalists
Who poke and prod
With sharper and sharper sticks, are
Trying to seize, to overwhelm
Their attention.
Eyeballs can be bought
And they want
Their piece of the action.

Hence, indifference.
The shell, the armour
Against a clamouring world.

Small voices, there are no
Small voices, there is no
Place for small voices.
No place for gentle reason.

Defy them
With your whispers
Defy them
With your soft kindnesses
Defy them
With your wide-eyed interest

Breathe.
Speak.
Despite it all, speak.
Speak to the raindrop,
Not to the ocean.
For if only one drop
Hears
That is enough.