emerson said:
the world is a
metaphor,
nature is emblematic.
if i could
write such a
grand poem as
reality,
i would be
baser,
and describe
someone getting
punched
in the stomach.
(the pit there is
my single perspective
right now, at least.)
the sound made
by the subject's
pain
would become
a new word,
(according to emerson).
only having words,
i can only hope
for the reverse:
to write a
poem
so wrenching
as to project
the feeling of being
punched
in the stomach.
i can't.