imagine:
being gifted with words
and the ability to listen
no fear of asking for clarification
a desire to know
and to teach any who share the same

music theory
binary algebra
the psychology of criminals
and the virtuous
quantum mechanics
perhaps even hypotheses surrounding
unsolvable mysteries
magic
the truly unknown
expressions and verbalizations for any and all

and then imagine:
waking to find oneself
with another
one who is even easier to communicate with
that one with an innate
maybe supernatural
connection

two notes on the guitar that sing just so
puzzle pieces that click together without effort or search
the perfect word to complete a lyric
potassium chlorate and friction

thoughts travel without words
or newly invented terms
or misused
or mistranslated
or mangled
or made-up

but trying to tell the world
those close and distant
those near and far
to shout from the rooftops
to send out email newsletters
or family correspondence
‘zines
mimeographed pictograms
smoke signals

all media fall short
systems and processes fail

the most important thing
for me to share
how wonderful the universe is
with you in my heart
that message is trapped with us
in our penthouse residence
atop a modern-age Tower of Babel

as long as you hear my declaration
there’s nowhere I’d be happier to reside