Flint to Blade

Flint to Blade

staccato


pick the point of crashing tongue


avow nothing


make a non vowel


negate the softness


minus a gentle


phrase





distasteful alteration


alienate the smooth and soothing


chose the tic-toc of time




march the clock to pay dirt


push for faster stronger


end longing itself




not as gentle


knock the tables


as you turn the tide




now the chronic part


fleeting towards


and winding up away




mark the way


grasp the clay


pound the day




there is now the knowing


hammering flint to blade


makes sharp makes purpose




end longing itself


pound the day


winding up away




A. Mendoza, 2016