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“He of Me” by Fortain
Today we present “He of Me” a poem by Fortain, who is a quiet and reserved otter, who writes mostly to himself. At times you may see him come out of his shell. This is his public poetry debut.
Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.
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Transcript
You’re
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:Poetry
Speaker:Month
Speaker:on
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
Speaker:This
Speaker:is
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf
Speaker:your
Speaker:fellow
Speaker:traveler,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Today
Speaker:we
Speaker:present “He
Speaker:of
Speaker:Me”
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Fortain, who is
Speaker:a
Speaker:quiet
Speaker:and
Speaker:reserved
Speaker:otter,
Speaker:who writes
Speaker:mostly
Speaker:to
Speaker:himself.
Speaker:At
Speaker:times
Speaker:you
Speaker:may
Speaker:see
Speaker:him
Speaker:come
Speaker:out
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:shell.
Speaker:This
Speaker:is his
Speaker:public
Speaker:poetry
Speaker:debut.
Please
enjoy
“He
of
Speaker:Me”,
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Fortain
I
can
Speaker:see
Speaker:Him,
I
see
Speaker:Him
Speaker:every
Speaker:day.
Last
month
Speaker:I
Speaker:set
Speaker:upon
Speaker:someone
Speaker:new.
It
was
Speaker:He;
Speaker:much
Speaker:unlike
Speaker:Myself,
Speaker:yet
Speaker:so
Speaker:familiar.
Routine
has
Speaker:become
Speaker:of
Speaker:Him.
As
much
Speaker:a
Speaker:routine
Speaker:as
Speaker:the
Speaker:brew
Speaker:prepared
Speaker:at
Speaker:sunrise.
Last
week
Speaker:He
Speaker:had
Speaker:worn a
Speaker:new
Speaker:smile,
which
the
Speaker:wintry
Speaker:morn
Speaker:accentuated.
The
very
Speaker:cheerfulness
Speaker:a
Speaker:contagious
Speaker:form.
Is
that
Speaker:why,
my
morning
Speaker:brew
Speaker:has
Speaker:begun
Speaker:to
Speaker:taste
Speaker:sweeter?
Yesterday
but
Speaker:a
Speaker:glimpse.
Yet
it
Speaker:was
Speaker:He,
Speaker:unmistakably
Speaker:so.
Addled,
I
Speaker:hold
Speaker:on.
A
glimpse
Speaker:I
Speaker:shall
Speaker:cherish.
Today
I
Speaker:have
Speaker:not
Speaker:seen
Speaker:Him.
It
makes
Speaker:me
Speaker:worry.
The
streets
Speaker:look
Speaker:so
Speaker:lonely
Speaker:without
Speaker:Him.
Loneliness
I
Speaker:find
Speaker:within
Speaker:My
Speaker:being.
Tomorrow
I
Speaker:shall
Speaker:remain.
I
wish
Speaker:to
Speaker:set
Speaker:My
Speaker:eyes
Speaker:upon
Speaker:a
Speaker:sight,
which
has
Speaker:become
Speaker:My
Speaker:most
Speaker:familiar.
I
wish
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:Him
Speaker:again.
This
was “He
Speaker:of
Speaker:Me”
Speaker:by
Speaker:Fortain,
Speaker:read
Speaker:for you
Speaker:by
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:Macwolf,
Speaker:Werewolf
Speaker:Hitchhiker.
Speaker:Thank
Speaker:you
Speaker:for
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:Poetry
Speaker:Month
Speaker:on
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
