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One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise.
Not mine anymore
Avalon
If my words are my own
They are all that I have
Except... that’s not quite right
If my words are my own
They abandon me when I most need it
And, that never feels right
My words are my own
And they blink in and out
A lighthouse on the shore
While I’m drowning
My words are my own
And others desperately pry them out of me
A clam with a pearl
A person blinded by the reward
My words are my own
They yearn to hear it
My words are my own
My words are my-
My words are-
My words-
My words are my own
I cannot repeat them
Utterance loses meaning
If my words are my own
Why must I give them away?
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I’m filling the next chapter of One Poem Only and would love to include your work. Send me the poem you wrote and want the world to hear. New this round: if you’d like to read your own poem on the podcast, you can. No need for a perfect studio recording—just a clear audio file recorded in a quiet space. If you choose this option, you’ll submit your poem and an audio file of you reading it. Submissions close Thursday, July 30. I’ll respond by August 12. Whether I read your poem or you read it yourself, I’d love to hear what you’re ready to share.
