Liquid, sticky messages 
Stories that meander and trickle 
Communiqués that cruise with no end
Whispers of slow ooze and drain 

Reading takes you inside 
Slow observant attention 
Tracing plots uncovers
Layers of inner self

A gush is an explosion 
Slow trickle a description 
Pulsing rhythm a sonnet 
Steady rush like a novel 

Veins are like lines 
White parchment of the bones 
Vessels of pages that collect 
Meaning and truth and sense

It takes years to perfect 
Comprehension and skill 
Tender touch of the red 
So elusive to capture 

Ripped pages, lost meaning 
Words trailing off into void 
Cooling plot with no climax 
No text is forever