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duet by carmen poon

13/4/2023

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Sunrise eyes seep to shadow
Slight shoulders sag
Bearing a weight that has
Made you
Breathless and tired
Made you
Speak with a raw throat
Made you
A willow of iron
 
I’ve seen the burden
Stealing your air
And I still hear
Your unrelenting voice
Whispering
 
I cannot relieve you of your cross
But I will gladly give you my voice
 
Let me be your breath
Let me proclaim your story
Let me sing your sadness
Let me scream your rage
 
Until you are able to raise your own voice once again,
I’ll sing our single-voiced duet
 
For Suki
June 19, 2020 

2 Comments
Ashley Holloway
13/4/2023 07:22:27 am

This is so beautiful. It has a raw tenderness to it that just makes my heart hurt. Thank you for sharing.

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Carmen
13/4/2023 06:32:11 pm

Thank you Ashley! I am glad that it touched you.

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    • About >
      • The History
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      • The Board of Directors
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      • Our Sponsors
    • Contact
  • Membership
    • Member Showcase >
      • A Poem a Day
      • Two Truths and a Lie
  • Services
    • Current Courses and Workshops >
      • Chapter by Chapter
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    • Author Development Program
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    • Writes of Summer - 2023 Short Story Challenge
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    • When Words Collide 2024