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The Wayfarer
“the idiom in you, the why—“ Jorie Graham

Sing your song in the idiom

          that distills you—

                   bang your drum in the idiom

that thrills you.

If you find a story that catches

          at the shards of your

                   worn plot

chew it up and in.

          Let its spangles carry you

                   until yesterday freezes over.

Sense the cycle of your quivering myth

                   dilating the mouth

          that utters and the ears

that shudder but still listen.

Your voice slyly hidden

                   your vowels arising unbidden

          describe the best parts of you.

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