1.

Words that form a sentence are not

(or even a fragment) to be separated for

without one another they have

no meaning

in speech there are gaps between

words (one would hope) but

they must not be filled with silence or

uncertainty for that would turn a

word-ship in tindersticks, and

a sentence into words; no,

there is meaning in the gaps

2.

Some people know how to convey the sounds

between words that give them their proper meaning.

Perhaps they think more fluidly too and

understand the molecules that link the

particles of a thought

if that's true perhaps they are the ones who

inherently understand language

3.

If you do not already know what I mean then

what I say will have no weight to you

(no root in the shared consciousness)

unless, of course, you find it phonetically pleasing

in which case you could not possibly really not

understand

(form follows function)

And words are merely messengers between two friends who

know what the other thinks anyway

words are the empty symbols that only call forth

knowledge you must already possess, or be capable of

possessing.

words do not create

4.

Or, if that fell on shallow ground:

words do not carry thought, but they awaken latent thought

(thinking in terms of poetry allows you to see things from a

micro or telescope and orbit your thought)

when two or maybe 3 people

find the same meaning within themselves (to which words call

attention) then

they have a bond less arbitrary than language because

they have found a direct path into each other's minds, so to

speak

5. And sometimes I think people can only share an idea if

it's a true one because

with all the false ones floating around what are the chances

they'll both pick the same one

(or maybe that' s not really why but sometimes I think it

anyway)

so words have the power to inspire recognition (like symbols)

(I've thought that before) of

Truth

and they work best between like-minded people, or

Friends

If words' ultimate goal is not Truth then

we are merely making guttural mellifluous sound

but truth may have to be a side effect of words

and poetry the goal