The Horn Honkers

The big horns honk 

from nearly every car

creating a cacophony 

that assaults the ear

and withers the soul.

Those who try to refrain

from honking or at least

minimize its use to only

when absolutely necessary 

are considered odd and 

out of step with reality.

Parents give their kids

little plastic honky horns for 

their bikes and trikes

and encourage their use

by exclaiming "Oh, how cute!"

as little hands squeeze the 

small red bulb repeatedly.

Groups who advocate for 

the beauty of silence are

full of people who are full-on

honkers and cannot remove

themselves from the hive-

mind of the wider culture.

Silence makes them un-

comfortable for what it 

reveals to them of their 

inner world so full of noise

and their seeming impotence 

to do anything about it. 

Better to just keep honking

that horn and fill the world

till it drowns in dissonance.

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