Dedicated to you, Theodora.
Quietly saying in an indistinct way
An interpreter’s worst nightmare
Spoken softly under ones breath
Inaudibly stuttered phrases
Ethay utteringmay itycay
Strange sounds along the street
Whispers echoing on buildings
Floating up to the grey clouds above
That make their own hushed tone
Ethay utteringmay itycay
Umbrellas mumbling to each other
The quick gossip of shoes slowing
A decrescendo in the steady buzz
As all unwind too hear the undertone
Ethay utteringmay itycay
The pattering of peaceful drops
Like undisclosed tears of joy
Stress and discomforts revealed
Leaving only relaxed comfort
Ethay utteringmay itycay