Thursday 15 December 2011

Day 15: Clinging to the Craft

Detail from Fra Angelico, Annunciation

It's a hard word to swallow; it leaves a lump.
It neither goes down nor comes up.
Its simplicity is shocking: it's neither long
nor difficult, nor is it
the first time you've used it.

It must have waited for your mouth
like glass in jam.  You spoke it trustingly
without checking first.
It's sharp with consequence;
you cough, regret.

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