NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
I Lost my Talk
I lost my talk
The talk you took away.
When I was a little girl
At Shubencadie school.
You snatched it away:
I speak like you
I think like you
I create like you
The scrambled ballad, about my word.
Two ways I talk
Both ways I say,
Your way is more powerful.
So gently I offer my hand and ask,
Let me find my talk
So I can teach you about me
Rita Joe, 1932-2007
I lost my talk
The talk you took away.
When I was a little girl
At Shubencadie school.
You snatched it away:
I speak like you
I think like you
I create like you
The scrambled ballad, about my word.
Two ways I talk
Both ways I say,
Your way is more powerful.
So gently I offer my hand and ask,
Let me find my talk
So I can teach you about me
Rita Joe, 1932-2007