Covid Serenade by Jamez L. Smith

Covid Serenade

BY JAMEZ L. SMITH

Where is my voice?

Will I recover the ability to sing?

Have I yet to fully recover,

or is it quarantine, atrophied vocal chords?

Is it permanent damage, like loss of sense of smell, misplaced trust broken heart?

Will it be like riding a bicycle? Will I play the piano? Will I ever own a harp?

This isolation.

Will I ever sing again?