The little voice

While conscious of the inner scream;

that niggles loud and clear,

listen too ... to the subtle theme

that struggles to appear.

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Sometimes it's not the brightest beam

that should earn the right to steer;

let go, release, all things extreme;

their effect is too severe.

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Question what at first might seem

a line of vision clear;

for broken is the cunning scheme

that shrouds what should be sheer.

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Says the open palm to the clenching fist:

"It's the little voice that's often missed."

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© Tim Grace, 2 November 2010 (Revised: 21 February, 2022)