Poem March 10, 1980 Issue

Voices

MARGARET SINGLETON DECKER

"Error's voice sounds awfully loud today"
I moaned,
covering my mental ears
to dim the din—
a futile pose, as it turned out.
Then a simple Hold it! sounded,
referee's whistle:
Stop equating volume with veracity!
"Loud" is not synonymous with "so";
you know
that truth can penetrate the most bombastic lie
with absolute authority's quiet Word.

And at that very moment—
it did.

MARGARET SINGLETON DECKER

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