an ode to quietude

to speak a poem of truth i would defer to my heart intricacies of emotions abound i wonder in and around the mind of a mad man they say bright as the company i keep on a quiet day the voices ask my attention to spare

they speak of demonic things i try to distract with a song to sing earphones jammed in escaping from my mind's spin the moments of quiet quite rare i cherish them here and there