Friday, June 13, 2008

Scrannel: (adj) 1: Thin 2: Unmelodious.

Sometimes words of honey
And at others, those of pitch.
A cold trickle of water,
Or perhaps a rotten abrasion.

Words themselves remain impartial.
Only the candy-coating conveys
The undercurrent.

So that meaning can still be found
In the baying of my rasping throat.
Even when the flow comes jagged
As it does in this faltering poem.

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