You are the ink
to my pen, the spine
to my book;
every turn of the page;
every period, dash,
and pause—
between the rise and
fall and highs and lows
of verbatim phrases,
of phrasal tune and tone.
YOU ARE READING
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76th Article: Period, Dash, and Pause
You are the ink
to my pen, the spine
to my book;
every turn of the page;
every period, dash,
and pause—
between the rise and
fall and highs and lows
of verbatim phrases,
of phrasal tune and tone.
