what makes a fluted throat
while so many others
are raspy and fog-horned?
how do you make it vibrate
to play like a clarinet
or tremble to make it oboe
or squeeze to sound violin?
was it a bird’s gift
that spurned man’s mouth
to make music?
I wouldn’t have minded
being a bird
if flying wasn’t always to get somewhere fast
being alone wasn’t constant loneliness
and all singing done only to find a mate
to love life with my voice
in the early morning sun
and late afternoon shade
wouldn’t have been enough
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