toddler's first words
Posted on September 14, 2023 by Richard Dinges Jr.
Words jumble, a blend
of grunts and sighs
that rise from shadows
where a toddler
crouches over an ant
unaware of this giant
that looms between
earth and ski
intent on its own
language scrawled
in chemical codes
over pavement, a tender
touch, feet and
antennas until
an ecstatic squeal
set loose by a pinch
reveals the true
nature of language.
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