Say it all. Put a meaning
on your sounds. Attach
other words to new words
and let them dangle and hang.

Love and theft and mistaken urges
like the longing for sense or the gasp
of the delighted lover over
the unexpected gift: give them your voice

and let them speak as you do. Say 
it all as you do. All will be well
or it will not. You will stand
triumphant either way,

knowing that however dumb
you appeared, you managed
to release yourself beforehand.
You were free. You are free.