DEEPER THAN SILENCE


    Open up, speak the whispers


    that usually dwell deep. Anything


    but the slow press and squeeze of


    The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    silence. We need the tiger stripes


    of your voice music, mind notes.


    Open your arms like a smile


    and stand even taller,


    until the sun is no more than


    an umbrella, all eyes


    on the words you paint.


    Open up