Cello
The cello has the most resonance
with the human voice.
It will cry and keen
from between your pervious knees,
its wood mimicking your curves,
your cared-for ageing scent.
Tension is drawn across your face,
tactual pleasure-pain
through your bow, deftly poised—
a new universe waiting to flower.
It will outlive you
copyright Francis Barker 2020
