each sound in the house is an alarm
\nspeaking to a head stuffed
\nby the garrison of fluids
\npoised like a battalion
\nin defense of access and egress
\naround the anxious brain<\/p>\n
words flow out of here
\ninto the world arranged
\nin particular order
\nselected for impact<\/p>\n
if they march in rhythm
\npropelled by loud drums
\nthat shake the earth
\nannounced and cheered by
\nbright horns that split
\nthe silence of the naked heart<\/p>\n
or if they approach softly
\ngleaming in their own simple
\nperfection
\nsurely they will
\ntouch the souls that see<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
each sound in the house is an alarm speaking to a head stuffed by the garrison of fluids poised like a battalion in defense of access and egress around the anxious brain words flow out of here into the world … Continue reading