I’ve come to listen

I’ve come to listen
Even when it’s hard

I’ve still come to listen . . .

Even when I forget
and fill the listening with my own words
I’ve still come to listen

Even when I’m unsure of the silence
I’ve still come to listen
. . .

To listen carefully
so my feet can mind the earth
And my heart can hear those hushed voices
that bring me back to here
So I can hear past my own thoughts
to distinguish you from me

Enough of my words

I’ve come to listen
. . .

JANE O’SHEA
from ‘Follow Yourself Home’