The Weight of Words

A discordant string of memories that flit in and out of the pages,

Settling among crisp, fluttered wings and inky wisps of words

An ounce of knowledge in each segment of night

A pinch of wisdom in each margin and space

Emotion leaping,

Passion bursting,

A lusty swirl of tempestuous throes and wrenching, numbing

Pain.

Combined with the waggling of tongues, the language of Man,

A world: surreal, new, textured,

Crafted by the artful mind for those hungry eyes.

Eyes.

Eyes that watch.

Eyes that wonder.

Eyes that know.

Those eyes...