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Posted on September 14, 2023 by Richard Dinges Jr.

Richard Dinges Jr.

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Words jumble, a blend

of grunts and sighs

that rise from shadows

where a toddler

crouches over an ant

unaware of this giant

that looms between

earth and ski

intent on its own

language scrawled

in chemical codes

over pavement, a tender

touch, feet and

antennas until

an ecstatic squeal 

set loose by a pinch

reveals the true

nature of language.

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