water

only the frog knows
the meaning of sticky tongues
and swallowing words.

voice like an angel
her hymns drift towards heaven.
from bloody forked tongue.

counting my pennies
and never reaching dollars.
place coins on my eyes.

computer language.
foreign tongue twisting my thumbs.
tripping over keys.

the rain rusts my brain
and i think of hotter climes.
or the pains for plains.

a yawn for wisdom.
inhale the thoughts of others
trapped in small atoms.