Can You Hear Me

What belongs to the order of m I ne?

What would I be able to say

without my language or voice?

Whose speech should I use

when tr I ng to convince you

I belong?

Will there be anything left
to hear
if everyone understands
what is said?

The only true order of m I ne
is my voice, my language,
but at this moment, when I’m
thinking about the adventures
I’ve not yet had, and words
I’ve not yet heard,
my voice has left me,

low
not baritone
a scratchiness from
cigarettes
sincere
never too loud
clear
near
perfect diction

without it
you would not know me.