100. Breaking Word-Building

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In the beginning was the Word

And next year’s words that await another voice

And you may think

Good strong words that mean something

How complete is the delusion

TURN ON THE LIGHT.

That beauty is goodness;

The words sufficed

When you’re not looking

This will kill that

The book will kill the building

That’s what careless

Words do:

Sneak up.

Words without thoughts

Never to Heaven go

And write “Screw you;”

The utter and heartbreaking

LANGUAGE.

Not stupidity of words

In accordance with the truth of things

Which human power cannot remove:

In the beginning was the Word.

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