the vacuum of space

in space there's a reason sound does not travel,
there are no echoes, no replies, we understand this
silence, there is no reason for silence here amongst
the gunfire and bombs, where are the voices
speaking up, stepping up, separating from the
empty voices that come out of small handheld
devices that do nothing but sedate the minds,
do nothing to soothe the planet or beautify
our land, where are those voices that reply
yes, we can make sounds here, let's hear them.