philip morris employees
think exactly how
matthew perry’s dealers talk.

but they will never speak or write it
and instead they simply
understand each other.

english is for the future
german is for the past
italian and greek are for pleasure
serbian is for my family

god does not
communicate with us
with words.

words are
our invention.

this poem is a fable
about animals
who can speak
but choose not to speak

people speak
least with language

to understand people
ignore the language

easiest way
to predict the future
is to speak of things
everyone is
deeply afraid of