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My myths tell themselves well
without words. In words they are
hostages not worth the ransom,
spindly things missing limbs.
I write down you kissing me and I'm
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James Brady

Author’s Statement

Words are OK at communicating their inability to communicate, and when they fall short of that, they might say something. When I was an Edwardian child I had an ace nanny, but now I'm bitter and can only remember how to play with words. Something she used to say to me is filtered through something quite atrocious.