Tagged: voice
on the rocky face
on the rocky face
of obstruction, we become
invisible and
are asked to nevertheless grow –
we are beyond surface wounds
.
20211101:2123
y
we are attempting
we are attempting
to speak with a single voice – no
group has ever built
unity underneath an
invisibility cloak
.
20210317:2027
y
now and then, we will
now and then, we will
lose our voices, everyone
is responsible
.
20200220:2318
y
the knot is too tight
the knot is too tight,
she is probably trying
to say – day after
day after day after day,
molded into man’s image
.
20190213:2239
y
** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: image
in the middle of
in the middle of
the night, i am recording
the sound of
rain hitting the
concrete alley
behind our home.
other sounds
wander in –
the fridge, a
cough, the memory
of your voice
saying it’s late
.
20180811:0209
y
it’s all well and good
it’s all well and good
to state that we will not show
up, that we will take
to the streets, show
solidarity by stepping out
of housework, child
care, maybe apply
some self-care at
the local beauty
parlor, therapeutic
spa. meanwhile, a
host of silent women
will step in
to fill the gap, make
the lunches, file the
nails, listen to and
nod and listen to the
ones who insist on
being heard
.
20170308:2149
y
on a scale of walking
on a scale of walking
into traffic and
walking into the sea,
last night i
chose the sea,
and when i reached it,
you called me
out of the blue,
an accusatory tone
in your voice,
taking me back
to the days when
i’d arrive at my
childhood home
and not ring you up.
i was found out,
i leaned the
heaviness against you
so that i could
find a new
balance, and you
shifted so that you
could accommodate
the weight. i
wandered alongside,
instead of into,
though the sound of
the waves will always
compete with your voice
.
20170131:0719
y
even when we are
even when we are
a long way from
home, the sound
of your
voice builds
new rooms in
which to grow
.
20160508:2234
y
i wrap a strand of
i wrap a strand of
your voice around my heart –
a gentle tugging
.
20141209:0904
y
inside your voice are
inside your voice are
words that you never speak, they
fill me completely
.
20121217:0857
y
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