Flailing At Language

1 day ago by @merdafuit

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So, you’re flashing up your semaphores
and I’m just flipping coins again
to see what it is that you’re meaning

But my penny’s not so bright
that it ain’t reading out the right
notes and intonations

And confusion, it strikes again
leaving both of us breathless and
wanting for anything

And we press on through, of course
making up the discourse
trying to make sense of semiotics

If only there was some way to
mean what I say
when I think of it
but that must wait today
gonna play us more charades
til we’re exhausted

I’ll throw in my damp towel
mutter another growl and
call an audible
and you’ll be so proud
when my words come out
meaning damn near anything

On and on it goes
slowly, slowly, oh
slower than slowing
while we struggle on in hoarse
cryptic metaphors
struggling to say anything

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