BERYL

I have two names never used but mine
Unless they've wandered off. Say them;
Let's see who answers.

                              Perhaps the names
Sitting so long in the dark grew a whole man
So they could be his names. He may wonder
Why he was named for my great uncle,
My grandfather Joe's older brother Beryl,
Who called himself Barney. My mother
Said he was tall. She'd have told me more
If I'd ever asked.