Losing Your Voice

Losing your voice when it’s time to start talking
can motivate you to quickly start walking.
Without your voice there’s no freedom for words--
suddenly you’re more at home with the birds.

Losing your voice when it’s time to be oral
causes you pain like you’ve barefooted coral.
All of your life you’ve relied on voice box,
but now the larynx resists any talks.

Losing your voice is the speaking in hiding;
it’s like the mute button always abiding.
You have a mouth yet there’s little to do,
save wag your tongue, grit incisors and chew.

Losing your voice is a silent wind-bagging;
(now pleasure lingers without spousal nagging).
Tone and inflection are mere memory;
voice dissipation lets quiet run free.

Losing your voice is bombast sans hot airing;
it’s hush and muffle with nobody caring.
Ready and waiting are those ears to hear;
without a voice conversation‘s not near.

So if you find yourself voiceless tomorrow,
here is a tip you may feel free to borrow.
To make a point with both strangers and chums,
feel free to utilize fingers and thumbs.


24 Lines [Rhythm: 11-11-10-10]
Writer’s Cramp
March 26, 2014