Explanation

I want to explain
why I put down the first word
and why I put the second word
after that, why I then carefully
and tenderly place each word
afterward in their places;
I want to tell you
but time being what it is
and earth being what it is
I choose not to; instead
I get up and move away
to a place with no sound
and let the words sit; let them
vibrate and dance in place
until they are silent. Then
I let them tumble together
into a new combination
and all meaning falls out
upon their feet
and starts recalculating,
churning into sentences
and all new meanings
and I can’t explain those anymore
than I could the first one.

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onward,
T