“Speak to me. Why do you never speak. Speak”
–T.S.Eliot, The Wasteland
but then
submit
domestically
listen close
closely close
in silent
silence
listen
to the uninterrupted
stream’s detailed
chit-chatter
take note
take note
take note
each nuanced
rewritten
repetition
again and then
again again
without a word
without a word
without a word
until erased
smudged
labeled
gagged
even here
even here
even here
(September 13, 2014)
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