Sound

I experience the word

As it rolls off my tongue,

I learn its shape, its sound, its taste,

I learn its age, old or young.

I learn the way it changes air

The way it works with minds

I learn its meaning perfectly

And how it's changed through time.

I hold the word

Against my thoughts

And let it all sink in.

I know you, Word.

You know my mind.

Now I can say

That you are mine.