to decipher with speed
from repetitive marks
in a collection of pages
one clump of sounds
and their relationship
to another sequence
centimeters apart
then reconnecting
them all with ease to other
clusters arranged in similar
fashion across hundreds
and hundreds of pages
and between hundreds
and hundreds of books
often returning to see
again in unseen ways
the meaning change
in deeper and more
complex manners
for the entirety
of one’s short life
and even so one
still feels as if
one knows nothing
nothing at all
(May 2, 2026)
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