Selective Hearing

By Phalanx

It's of secrets, each life in it's own hands.
We fight daily, the taste of crushing ourselves.
We survive by remembering the bug we couldn't squish as a child.
There is compassion, even for the things you hate.
Demons are the friends within walls, chattering confession,
Crawling on you while you sleep.
They take dreams instead of flesh.
They too must survive.
To torture beyond the hope of enlightenment is self destructive.
True friends only lie to protect until you understand.
We shouldn't spend so much time with our ears pressed
To the wall.

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Published on Friday, May 9, 2014. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Selective Hearing"

On Thursday, December 20, 2018, sTr8-jAcKeT (697) wrote:

This reminds me of working surveillance in the casinos. I once suggested we used Sevenfolds line, "if walls could talk to Spill the lies, we'd see the world through Devil's eyes." on the door to surveillance. Almost passed. But the lesson within reminds very closely to this wisdom. Thanks, P.
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, carlosjackal (2787) wrote:

This a pearler of a piece. Truth, feeling, wisdom and childhood nostalgia all mixed into one brilliantly compact work of art.
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, carlosjackal (2787) wrote:

*This is a pearler
On Friday, January 19, 2018, Arwen (187) wrote:

Wisdom! I like it.
On Sunday, October 1, 2017, soul_versing (774) wrote:

The rawness is reassuring and familiar to me, i feel a bit sad and confused. Thank you for this. .huggles.
A former member wrote: When selective hearing gets taken from us, it can be a hard punch to the gut. Hearing it all in it's unadulterated honest can be the best thing that can help us. You did a very good job on this one, dearest. Rebs:).
On Friday, March 11, 2016, mysterylove (97) wrote:

such a perspective write- for a girl that doesn't hear :) interesting.
On Saturday, June 14, 2014, blue angel (866) wrote:

I've tried to listen to what the walls concealed. yet, something seem to be protecting me from the distasteful chatter. I had no desire to know, so the selective hearing worked to my advantage. Thanks for sharing this.
On Sunday, May 25, 2014, Ortolan (214) wrote:

If you listen close enough you can hear the voice of primordial wisdom.It's echoing through time.Now what happens if one decides to eat the dreams of the adversary? Rotten food for thought maybe. Cool write, like your style.
A former member wrote: really provocative and disturbing because of its brash realism. "They take dreams instead of flesh. They too must survive." An important reminder there and some stunning imagery, too. Too often we forget that, I think. Good one, Prophet. xo
On Saturday, May 10, 2014, The_Broken_Fox_2112 (70) wrote:

This makes me uneasy in all the right ways. Chilled to the bone and I love it. Thanks for this piece. Cheers~