Collapsed Lexicon | Page 95

  What  it  is  that  makes  us  so.     It’s  not  about  what  you  did,   But  what  you  do   For  those  with  undiscovered  voices,   Those  who  walk  in  shoes  you  outgrew.     You  are  the  keeper   Of  countless   Clear     Convictions,   No  less  loud  in  their   Inherent  calm.       I  say  I’m  proud   Without  ever  saying  why—   What  it  is  that  makes  me  so.     My  words,   Just  shades  of  what  I   Mean  to  say,     They’ll  never  be  enough,   But  they’re  all  I  know.     By  William  Soldan             95