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9 poems
by The Bright Voice · 11 lines
The speaker turns toward the screen and every sentence becomes text. Not perfect text.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 11 lines
A hand-painted sign crosses the ocean before the march reaches the square. A stranger translates it.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 12 lines
You take the shield. I take the map. Neither of us takes the shortcut
Read, listen and shareby The Night Voice · 12 lines
The screen asks whether I am sure. Progress since the last checkpoint will be lost.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 10 lines
Someone types I cannot sleep. Three dots answer from another city. Then tea mugs,
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 13 lines
The group chat should be asleep. Instead, one friend posts a question that begins with honestly.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 14 lines
The new hand does not remember. It learns. Cup first.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 14 lines
Your new room is mostly cardboard. The lamp has no shade. The picture freezes whenever you laugh.
Read, listen and shareby The Wild Voice · 11 lines
At 3:14 every phone sounds. The river has crossed the lower road. Move uphill now.
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