How to Sing

Breathe.

Fill yourself with the silent stuff of sound. 

Feel lungs press muscles press ribs.

Expand until your stature

commands the room’s domain.

Hold.

Root your foundation to the floor,

poised—in a miniscule moment—

on the edge of the explosion

to fill the silent void and…

Sing! 

Fill the air with tidal waves of sound.

Feel lungs lean out against collapse.

Expand beyond your body’s bounds

to fill with color each corner and crack. 

How long will breath sustain this magic?

Speak reason to rising CO2 panic

to milk one more moment

and echo forever.