A CONTEMPORARY VOICE2026

My Life as a Talker

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what does the wind have to say to me as much as I let it out of my voice box it takes things too far as a matter of course blows things all out of proportion and nothing it says can ever be taken back
Via Negativa (2026) ↗

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This contemporary poem was published on Via Negativa in 2026. Its source link opens the original post; Dave Bonta’s profile connects the poem with his ongoing online project and other selected work.

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