The sound, scientists say
Of a tuba’s low note
Of a whale wailing
In the vastness of the Pacific
Here I am. Where are you?
Here I am. Where are you?
And no answer
A baleen whale
Of the family of blues or fins or humpbacks
But not exactly, scientists say
A hybrid perhaps, unlike any other
Alone of its kind
Malformed or mis-wired or deaf
Calling out for more than 15 years
At 52 hertz—and no answer
Alone
Moving restlessly
In the vastness of the Pacific
Here I am. Where are you?
