To find vines tangled in the earth
His version of the events: at any hour, he pulls a fish spine from the throat up
To be more credible, he manipulated a body to appear like a swan
Than the version put forth was a voice and its deafening howl
Did not believe a single word he cut open
Consistently denied the near promise of erasure
Sincerely afraid we called mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts
Well spoken and verbally skilled is not a reason against but a howl to join