All is silence

In the Do Jahng

All is silence

Yes, I hear

The music with its strong beat.

I hear the master as he counts,

The numbers clipped.

Demanding,

Encouraging,

Another ten.

I hear the explosive hop

As we

Kick

And breathe out.

I hear the shush slide

Of our feet on the mat

As the instructor and I move through

The form,

Again,

Again.

Yet

In my mind,

All is silence.

By Marilyn Freedman.