subtext

it’s time to listen and listen

close for I aim to speak true

to speak to you you who claim

to hear no lies I speak to you

how do I you ask know how to

speak along convoluted lines

to trace patterns in patters

until a simplicity falls

onto the page like bones rattling

from a wooden cup how do I

you ask again enter your words

and speak so of what you know

I listen to you and pull time close

then speak the patterns parsed