I only feel the rain when it’s transmitted thru a tree
Because a voice must have a source
The gray made clouds bottomless above me
I thought my mouth could be a careful home for the emanants
Look how the ground drinks from the mouth’s warped colors on the branches
Look how the ground gave trunk and branches warp
The precise window of viability between rain lines
I only believe in what can ventriloquize me
So I can speak from two places
I have to walk lightly through April like weeping that can end at any time
Then I borrowed this quiver in my tongue
Words vibrate under reality’s beating
For their sweetness I pressed wet anthers between my lips
Blossoms learn to speak to keep the raindrops intact
To accept dispersal in its husk
Can you Hear the Shape of a Drum (Warped)
By Tobi Kassim
October 14, 2024