Poetry
by Alexander Drumm
epoem
This is a code Written in code A cipher, chewed and spat On the cave wall of information A citation, first chanted In the keys and clicks Of stones and sticks Bashed together, Birthed in shouts of “Oh, One, Oh, One, Oh, One!” Transferred in grunts and utterances To those who have ears to receive, Envelop and store
This is a code Written in code A sign composed of feathers and fat and pulp Scribbled in those communal pages An annotation, first jotted In the systems and symbols Of colloquies dialects Sketched together Between monastic chants of “Oh, One, Oh, One, Oh, One!” Scripted in scratches and slashes To those who have eyes to see Extract and save
This is a code Written in code An encryption, inked and rolled And spread in repetition A cryptic, first spilt In the upper and lower cases Stuck together Disseminated in the rhetoric of “Oh, One, Oh, One, Oh, One!” Produced in stains and stops To those who have burdens to enlighten Post and view
 [Distillate © HA&L + Alexander Drumm | {from the Greek bios} -- the course of a life.] [This article is sponsored by the The Short Works Prize for Writing, presented in partnership by Bryan Prince Bookseller, the Hamilton Public Library, and HA&L magazine.]
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