it’s either you or them

i say

that i think

there is still a language

left to discover

that leaves no confusion,

though i’ll admit

i don’t understand

the thought myself

*

the dog bites

its leg

and i know now

what it means

to want more

from yourself

than you

can provide

*

it is for these people

who do not look

at you

that you you

writing

composing

breathing their air

that you hope

to make into

some words

that make

them them