Names Inside the Program

by The Quiet Voice

Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.

Beneath the order of music, a small line reads: We remember those whose love helped bring us here. Four names follow. No explanation. The guests who know them understand. The guests who do not can still feel the space held open. Paper closes. The ceremony continues. Memory has been given a place, not the whole room.
56 words · 13 lines · Free Verse
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