there are times
while reading
that rather
than check
the definition
of a word
a word
which is recognised
but whose true meaning
evades me
rather than
search the illumined
pages of a dictionary
to reveal
the mysteries of
this vital word
this word
which carries
the entire weight
of interpretation
and comprehension
for the rest
of the sentence
of the paragraph
of the page
instead there is
a striving
to illicit some
understanding
vague or otherwise
from whatever context
can be applied
to those words
that remain
indifferent to
the possibility
that I might
misunderstand
it all