v o i c e

its been a long time since

i have heard you

i almost forgot what you sound like.

countless years you were silent

a burning coal at the base of my neck.

i hear you at work

with my friends

with my love

i hear you in the silent gaps of my solitude.

i never believed you could sweetly

speak your truth.

and listen to you now,

saturating the earth with the sound of your love.

photo credit: james jackson