Spell
Listen
carefully
you may
hear a word
in the silence
thinking
to say
something not
said before
to make something
happen
that hasn't
happened before
one word
with the belief
changing silence
changes everything
This
for Nelson Ball
There is
a here
we aren't
close to
even if
it's where
we are
Stone
If you insist on being here
at least say something
Six
Lana asked
if cats
knew they
were animals
did they have
a language
to know
it in
Or did they
think we were
animals
wondering
if we had a
language
to know
ourselves
Seen
for Eva
crows above a field
will always be
Van Gogh's
_____________________
John Phillips
Language Being Time
Shearsman Books, 2024
