seem to naturally
resolve themselves to others,
while a few
sound stranded
no matter what you do.
Some people you know
are like that too;
some words
you send
mean even less to them
than their displeasure—
while others, much more
than you intend,
trembling
like malleable bits
of unearned treasure.
but then—who gets to say
how much
things mean,
or even—
what units
should be used
to make the measure?
