I Hear America Listening

I hear America listening, the silence crowded with voices
Some are the speakers, some are the silent listeners
The teen listening to Lady Gaga,
The grandmother listening to her husband play the piano,
The single mom, listening to the screaming of her infant son,
The businessman, listening to the screaching of tires and honking of horns on a busy New York avenue,
The young boy, listening to the rain outside his window, and waiting for the sun,
The doctor, listening to the incessant beeps, the stressed voices, and the cries of human pain,
The teacher, listening to the whining voices of her students,
The waitress, listening to orders and the sizzling of grease on a frying pan,
The day that which belongs to the day- at night the sounds of silence
and people listening, with patient ears, to the melodies of life.