In any voice, we listen for a distinctive tone.
Cheering in a loud shout or hurt in a soft moan.
Melodic prayers that cause you to rejoice.
An authority command in a hard voice.
Some voices soft that you strain to hear.
Some tones demanding that you rightly fear.
Words that are questions may cause you to hesitate.
Some uttering words that you always want to debate.
Hateful tones that always raise your ire.
Teasing tones causing laughs we call satire.
Listening and hearing are not always the same.
When we don’t pay attention, who is to blame?