... or thereabouts, <br />somewhere above the diaphragm <br /> <br />I ask, “Why do I write? ” <br /> <br />A word leaks from the cerebellum <br />NW of the medulla oblongata, <br /> <br />“Hope! ” It whispered almost inaudibly - <br /> <br />“Hope you find what yer lookin’ fer...” <br />(sound drifts off into oblivion) <br /> <br />jumbled letters <br />hhjkljh <br />trying to spell ujpnire <br />find some anagramous meaning <br /> <br />existence <br /> <br />in metaphysical universe <br />of complications <br /> <br />trophy as reward? <br /> <br />her heart my trophy? <br />my words her reward? <br /> <br /> Let one syllable <br />reach her soul... <br />I shall be silent <br />say no more to anyone <br />if her smile <br />can be etched <br />on the stone <br />of my existence.<br /><br />Lorenzo Costigliolo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/from-the-bottom-of-my-heart-5/
