My poetry voice
can sing like a bird
and drone like the chorus
that no one has heard

My poetry voice
can howl like a wolf
and moan like the windsets
that brush just off  the gulf.

My poetry voice
can scream like the lost
and make a new mark
to be fervently embossed.

My poetry voice
can whisper like ghosts
and fade into darkness
like those we love most.

My poetry voice
can silence like  the grave
and mourn all the losses
I've not written today.