sometimes I know the name before I begin
and in this case, the name is the groan
the low sound that emanates from the throat
or voice box, but I'm not a doctor
and says so many things, has so many
timbres, but I'm not a musician
it says something to me when I'm the only one in the room
and says even more when there is someone else around
I hope it's clear: this purr has valence, but it does not have
gravity, and assigning words to a sound that has only feeling
may be a hopeless project, or it may be the path that
nature has created and which I shall quietly stroll upon
Roman Ryan 