Like Learning to Read
A mark we all agree
on takes on a meaning.
We give it a sound.
A string of marks becomes
a string of thought.
We think in this new language.
We are the string bound together
with some semblance of meaning.
We mean something, we’re
just not sure what.
Our mouth forms our identity -
we are good readers, bad
readers, somewhere in between.
Language machines, we till
the earth of sound and figure,
to form the perfect imperfect.
- JD DeHart 2017
JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available on Amazon. More of his poetry can be found at jddehartpoetry.blogspot.com.
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