So many voices at once

Poetry workshop

I went once

To a poetry workshop

So many voices at once

I know why I went

I know why I will not

Go back

So many voices

At once

Mine was drowned

Except for that particular

Smell when I walked outside

My door

In the morning

By myself

An almost sweet

Unidentifiable smell

Sage

Maybe

That particular smell

Before I met anyone else

And began hearing

All those voices

At once.