Discourse Is Light
Seeing is rarely understanding
I see what you’re saying.
It looks different from my point of view.
What is your outlook on that?
Shed some light on this taboo
I view it differently.
Now I’ve got the whole picture.
Let me point something out to you.
Elucidate to make it clearer.
That’s an insightful idea.
That was a brilliant remark.
It was an illuminating lecture.
No stab in the dark.
The argument is clear.
It was a murky discussion.
The solution was opaque.
With no further repercussion
You may not understand
My subtle slight of hand
With every phrase cited
You're more lost than the short-sighted
The English language works on metaphor. Everything is related in these terms. No conversation is understood unless you objectify your words. And yet, even when the language revolves around light, the most illuminating subject, it can still say absolutely nothing.
The poem above is a slide into doublespeak where meaning is ambiguous and everything is implied.
About the Creator
Reuben Salsa
Salsa is a fever dream. A whisper carried over the mountains. He’s an illusion. An idea that sways the masses. The grand Oz serenading us with messages of hope and despair in equal parts. Careful, he's itching for a fight.
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