Exercise 1

It will take a sound to start
saying this twice
it will take a sound start at
saying this

rest

starts a sound from
the back of the throat
mind how you start each
sound from the mind

more

to blend sound minds
without one
who minds this sound
of mine

move

make room in the mind
feel like I’m
making field minds
of felt mice

less

more A’s in Oakland
less in its suburbs
a stay in Oakland is
a lesson blurred

resist

sense a talk with
meritocracy furrowed brow
from whence a tall
ferret breeds.