RADIO STATIC

RADIO STATIC 

By Harriet Doherty-Moore 

 

The radio static draws us in  

we are lulled  

by the depth  

of our after dark host  

spindling stories  

from lights  

in the skyscrapers  

that are the city’s stars 

 

The radio static draws us in 

down the meandering  

country roads  

looking for our turnoff  

and the flash  

of headlights  

telling us that 

we do not drive this road alone  

 

The radio static draws us in  

we wait at the light  

after hours of work 

the dark circles of our eyes 

match the dark sky above  

all of us waiting 

for our light to change 

so we can get on with our lives  

 

The radio static draws us in 

into the next driveway of an empty house 

into the next soft song of the night  

into the next chapter of a story 

into the next twist and turn of life 

 

The radio static is chaos. It is everything, therefore nothing. The radio static is the background buzz of your life. There will be a moment when it faults. You will see it, and you will hear it.  

It is the radio static. 

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