mumbles foam and pop
into the air of silence;
meeting with all voices
forgotten and put away.

we breathe the words of Lincoln,
Plato, Jesus, chief joseph and grandpa;
exhale in the same syllables.
all of their words live extant.

hurricane rita and vesuvius
spewed the same winds of change;
i breathe hitler's breath,
as he breathed Jesus'.

08/27/2007