Stephanie Heit

She hated acronyms.  Words initialized by lack.  Of time.
S(pace.)  Beautiful words:  postscript / etcetera / repondez si
vous plait.  The names of states weekdays months:  minnesota /
wednesday / february.  She rolled.  Words in her mouth.
Swallowed (full.)  Form consonants vowels.  Sound of letters
unfolding:  as soon as possible / university / regarding.  She
read.  The shadows pronounced.  Lists of emancipated.
(Words.)  Language was.  A river she did not wish to shorten.
She spoke.  Sentences aware.  How they took silences.
(Breath.)  The next.  Word inside her.  (Body.)  A map she
found.  Her way.  (Home.)




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