Unheard Elegy

Poem Dedicated to Steven Port By Jess Gregory

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Can a device replace my humanity?
Such a small organ that had so much gravity.
Will it be the way that I break through this wall?
Or will that one day be my life-long downfall?
 
I’m here with my nose, pressed up to the glass,
And trying to hear what is making you laugh. 
But all of my senses feel wrapped in a blanket,
Weighing me down like a black prison anklet.