Lone Speaker
Only an oblique ray of sun
Applauded my soliloquy.
It shattered a wired window
(In a last desperate attempt
To stay above the night rim)
As my voice echoed
Around the walls and
A phantom crowd
Remained silent.
[First published in The Poet, Fine Arts Society, Doris Nemeth, Editor, Autumn 1980.]
June 30, 2021 Poetry Soup
Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2021
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