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put the poet away
no way to put it
any other way

The words strike the floor,
low and heavy,
a drum you didn’t mean to summon
but summoned anyway.

put the poet away
no way to put it
any other way

The echo answers back,
a pulse in the soles,
a thrum in the ribs,
a rhythm that rises
even when you try to still it.

put the poet away
no way to put it
any other way

Now the chant grows teeth,
now the breath grows bold,
now the silence splits
under the weight of the beat.
You push the poet down—
the poet pushes back.
You close the door—
the door remembers your name.

put the poet away
no way to put it
any other way

And the refrain keeps circling,
keeps circling,
keeps circling,
until the room itself
begins to move.

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