There are good sounds
and bad sounds.
There are those we want to hear
and those we don't.
There are sounds that make some smile:
the voice of a person,
a baby's first cry,
the melody of a song,
the chirping of birds in the sky.
There are sounds that make some frown:
the sound of a gun firing,
military trumpets at a funeral,
the sound of a phone ringing
when it's an unwanted call.
But those that make some frown
also fills others with joy,
and those that make some smile
could be the misery of a young boy.
Sounds can repair,
and sounds can destroy.
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