The Art of Listening

The Art of Listening

- Two armies, praying to the same God and hoping for the same outcome. Yet, they both fail to listen. The war continues.

Once you have mastered how to listen, you will end conflict in your life.  Listen with your ears, but more importantly, with your heart.  

From the handbook "What It Means To Be Human" by Badilisho

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Listening...

I sit next to my air vent,
Listening to him strum his bass,
I have never seen his face,
But I know the interpreter is masculine,
Full of compassion,
Intent.

Each Sunday evening he entertains me with his interpretations,
Slowly and continually I fall in love with a stranger,
How could he know what chords to play,
When to strum the lowly,
When to pop hi-tones,
When to wait on the silence.

I sit next to my forced breeze,
Enjoying his expression like sugar on the palate,
Never enough,
I press my ear to the cold steel,
Hoping that he would start again,
He doesn't, and I wait.

By Badilisho
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