Whispering Eavesdropper

There!
Can you feel him?
The whispering eavesdropper.
He is listening, always listening.
He steals your breath
And away it travels,
Passport in hand,
To all areas of the world.

How many private utterances,
How many secret burdens,
Does he hold in his vaporous chest?
Strain your ears
And he will tell you all.

You may learn
Of nonsense and death,
Of sorrow and hunger,
Of laughter and pain,
Of dignity and regret,
Of vengeance and rage,
Of boredom and tyranny,
Of narrowness and innocence,
Of corruption and self-deceit,
Of independence and weakness.

You may learn
All of humanity’s darkest secrets,
All of humanity’s noblest seconds.

If you but strain your ears,
You may learn
Of a god’s concern,
Thru the whispering eavesdropper.