You Hate Reading Out Loud
You Hate Reading Out Loud
But we must adventure through the syllables, the steady monophthongs
home
warm
bed
the diphthongs that slide nimble fingers one into another
care away my
consonants straining our lungs
brea k
tru th
go
and the grip of fricatives
SHE
Roll your laterals around the side of your tongue
lovelovelove
Then weave them
knot the muscle
try
loveleavesliterateinloss
You must know yourself to read
part your lips more
Words are difficult
but edible
Speak
you must be starved