"Word is bond."  I never did understand what those vocabulary-slinging,  Rhyme-linking,  Rhythm-carrying,  Boast-blasting  And world-observing wordsmiths spoke of when they said:  "Word is bond."  I did not know those words, just like all the times I did not know what  The Octagon,  The Staple-Lands,  Or even such a word as "Paris" meant in their fascinating lingo.  I tried again and again to decode them,  To recognize them,  To comprehend them,  In hopes of seeing deep wisdom within them.  "Word is bond"?  What can words tie together,  Being nothing but blac