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| Dennis Daly |
Dennis
Daly lives in Salem, Massachusetts. He has published five books of
poetry, and his sixth book, Pantoums, has recently been accepted for
publication by Dos Madres Press. Daly is a former factory worker and
union leader. Follow his blog at dennisfdaly.blogspot.com.
Tongue-Tied
Wait
to say what one cannot,
Presumptuous
of advantage,
Frozen
in panic of forethought,
Abandoned,
there appears one passage.
Presumptuous
of advantage,
Of
importance that never flinches,
Abandoned,
there appears one passage.
Think
not in feet, but in inches.
Of
importance that never flinches,
Words
hesitate in their pressing.
Think
not in feet, but in inches.
The
answer redoubles regressing.
Words
hesitate in their pressing,
Break
down into dread syllables.
The
answer redoubles regressing,
Freeing
the oracular muscles.
Break
down into dread syllables,
Frozen
in panic of forethought,
Freeing
the oracular muscles,
Wait
to say what one cannot.
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