Words

POSTED IN contemporary poetry January 19, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Words

We are so interconnected,
not just you and I,
but everyone in the world,
that most of the time
our words interfere
with those connections.
In our silence,
we recognize one another,
no matter
where we live
in time or space,
no matter
our personalities or cultures.
In our words,
we create names
and assign quantities
that veil us from one another.

 

 

 

Garnet Shaw Robbie