words are there waiting for you
they don’t care what keyboard you use
my friend
they don’t care what dvd region you’re in
my friend
they don’t care about your acronyms,
your half mast flags
your battleships
or your conventions
they’re waiting for you under the rich black sea
they’re the churn in your stomach
they’re the twist of memory,
jagged,
opening the wound
after all these years