We are all dictionaries;
Collections of words,
Defined by our commonality,
Refined by our uniqueness.
We edit and omit,
Abbreviate and compound,
Expanding our vocabulary,
In the hope of rewriting our yesterdays
Into a best-selling tomorrow.
Mar 17, 2019
Mar 17, 2019 at 12:39 AM UTC
We are all dictionaries;
Collections of words,
Defined by our commonality,
Refined by our uniqueness.
We edit and omit,
Abbreviate and compound,
Expanding our vocabulary,
In the hope of rewriting our yesterdays
Into a best-selling tomorrow.
‘The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.’
- Jean Cocteau
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