words like teeth without roots
hands emptied of dreams
oh, the hideous pride of a bit
to be all
I've decided
so limp and stuttering
as I am
to face despair as stones face
the wind's breath
my hands put new letters into words
in these words that are old barrels
in which they keep distilling
the pain of the world
Dec 11, 2023
Dec 11, 2023 at 4:09 PM UTC
words like teeth without roots
hands emptied of dreams
oh, the hideous pride of a bit
to be all
I've decided
so limp and stuttering
as I am
to face despair as stones face
the wind's breath
my hands put new letters into words
in these words that are old barrels
in which they keep distilling
the pain of the world
