Friday, December 07, 2007

New Poem: A Deeper Voice



A Deeper Voice

I am lost in this body
dead leaves blowing
through my hair

the day crawls toward me
with arms waving
like a frightened child

my skin comes loose
just as a snake sheds
dry months of decay

alone in the storm
I begin to sense
a deeper voice

this flesh is not mine
nor is the tongue
voicing these words

whatever I have been
is washed clean by rain
never to be seen again


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