This Is The Sound

This is the sound

of a dead cat laughing,

this is the sound

of Westminster’s spaffing.

This is the sound

of no hands clapping,

this is the sound

of moths’ wings flapping.

This is the sound

of Beethoven’s Tenth,

this is the sound

of indeterminate length.

This is the sound

of Lilith’s song,

this is the sound

of righted wrong.

This is the sound

of the people’s voice,

this is the sound

of Hobson’s choice.

This is the sound

of blessed reason,

this is the sound

of a dying season.

This is the sound

of larks descending,

This is the sound

of freedom’s ending.