Soul Music Poem by Mitzie Holstein

Inside of every breathing human being
Is a way to relate
To song
Religious
Or worldly
Whether tapping
Singing
Or swaying

That song
Whispers your name
And brings you along
Caresses you
Inside and out
Endless
Fathomless

You understand it
Bask in it
Fills you with longing
Soothes your soul
Forces tears down your cheeks
Like raindrops
An avalanche

As you burst from within
Explode with longing
Sitting in the cover
Of silence

A language that speaks to you
And only you
One that only the soul
Can uncover

Persuades you to dance
Shake your head
Prance
Drenches you with sounds
Fills you up with words
Not meaningless

Takes you to the moon
And back
Welcomes your lover
Hearts blended
In one
No wandering
Participating in the song
That moves the spirit along

Soul music
Hearts pounding
Chests heaving
Being alive
Forever revived
That song
Plays along
Can anything go wrong
Now that the music of the soul
Has chosen to play on and on and on