In the Wake

I lost my voice
So many empty days not singing
I wanted it back
Sought artifacts
But belongings don't bring singing

I started to wonder
Am I stuck in the past
Holding on, clutching
Long past their fleeing from me

Nothing you do
Sounds like it's you
Baby go back
Nothing you hum
Feels like it's from

I took to the sea
Even the waves mocked my apathy
I searched for a spark
Sang songs I knew
But the echoes returned ennui

The stars seemed dimmer still
Left me gasping for air
I longed for a lifeline
The siren's call grew stronger still

Nothing you do
Sounds like it's you
She calls my name
Not my name
My name in her song

What if the words were more like an old refrain
What if the song could heal my pain

Nothing you do
Sounds like it's you
Baby go back
She starts to hum
Where I come from

Finally found
My voice in the sound
In the siren's call
No longer lost
Not ocean bound
I paid no cost