(Language)
It’s not exactly a lie (I’m lying to you)
by writing these
(words).
It is its own form of legend,
a legend that conveys everything
from dirt to gold to dust to death
to first breath.
But we have a
sign
to mark the place,
a few dots
To save forever
So we don’t forget
(forever).
so live slower; you won’t forget—
because if language is a story
It may as well not be a lie.
(Nothing
you
can
say
is
Real.)
How
sweet
that
We
think
We
can
bottle
Infinity
in
a
(Word).
Because
(time)
isn’t
Real either.
The thing about (language) is that
It isn’t exactly
Real.
But it’s not exactly truth.
Not exactly medicine,
Not exactly logical,
Not exactly simple.
We could not
Cannot
Will never
Understand infinity.
And a dash
These seconds
Don’t exist
—And say good things
Katie Penna is a freshman at SUNY Geneseo where she studies music performance on flute/piccolo. She is a current member of the college’s creative writing club. Katie enjoys writing everything from poetry to plays and is excited to continue developing her work in a college setting.