Captions at the Town Hall

by The Bright Voice

Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.

The speaker turns toward the screen and every sentence becomes text. Not perfect text. A name arrives misspelled. Applause becomes a blouse. Still, in the third row, a woman reads the argument that once would have passed without reaching her. Afterward she raises her hand. The room learns her answer clearly.
51 words · 11 lines · Free Verse
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