17/30 - National Poetry Month 2014

The poet taught
words,
    within words,
        within words,
and the language of commas and line breaks.

Wisdom from ancient,
     recent,
forgotten, and forboding culture.

The poet caused their collission.

She writes --
    boundaries, be damned.

He wiggles letters,
    juxtaposes phrasing,
guffaws at the sound.

The poet spoke
language
    with letters,
         within letters,
and free verse breaks silence,
    forever, and ever.