plein [Y] — (viii)

ok
let’s be serious
that’s not how i learn

asking me to repeat
until i know it solid
a phrase

it’s like
asking a dog
to sing

i need to use the words
in reality
a genuine act

ho ho ho
all the world’s a stage
          but
               here
                    yes

i want to learn your language
your headspace homeland
you

if we’re going to stick
which feels now
like throwing a five & a six
with die loaded
for twos

i have to know why
you put up with
my stupidity
my horrible habits
the kind of thing
     that’d make
          the average rat
               dive into
                    a snake’s
                         jaw

its open jaw

isn’t
the letter j
beautiful

the curve
the curve
the letter j

beautiful

jump