duet by carmen poon

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