Fade In, Fade Out

Within the velocity of vocabulary,
the language of chaos,
a thesaurus of love,
a dictionary of dreams.

Within the velocity of vocabulary,
a vast field stretching past infinity.
full of gardens of lily,
begonia, sweet pea, tulip,
passion, protea, on and on
and grand areas of briar,
thistle, thorn, nappy and braided,
thick and uncomfortable,
but everywhere a power to heal.

Within the velocity of vocabulary,
the wonderful and the evil,
the connected and disconnected,
the well dressed and underdressed,
the erased,
the redrawn,
the misplaced,
replaced,
displaced
in the right place,
until there are no words left.

Within the velocity of vocabulary,
images beyond a scope of syllables,
vowels sing in silence,
consonants dance to a private drum beat.