Canticle of the Poet-Hero; or Why the Poet Can Achieve the Impossible

[Arma virumque canto- Virgil, opening line of the Aenid "Arms and a man, I sing..."

*Cant: intransitive verb Etymology:probably from Old North French canter to tell, literally, to sing, from Latin cantareó more at CHANT ]

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Pissss..ist......Hey! Shushhhhhhh!!

I have a poem, listen to me.
I would wish to utter, listen to this,
More so , I have a lyric; I have a rant
I would wish to..........
I would........, but....

I cant. *( sung; ring bell)

instead,
I can't,............... *

Since, for fear,.................

National Security.....
Homeland Security......
Safety's sake!

Hey!
there someone there?...........................................
Someone reading?.........Listening?,.......
Whisperinnnng,.......
Pisssssssst,
You have a poem. Would I like to hear it? Can you trust me?
Shushhhhhhhh! Pissssst.
Hey!

They will report you
Pissssssst. Shushhhhhhhh. Pissst. Shushhhhhhhh!
A Secret Song! You don't speak ....

I Can't. *

I don't know, so.........

Pissssst......Hey! Shushhhhhhh!!

instead,
I can't,............... *

for fear,.................

Hey!
there someone there?...........................................
Someone reading?.........Listening?,.......
Whisperinnnng,.......
Pisssssssst,
I have a poem. Would you like to hear it? Can I trust you?
Shushhhhhhhh! Pissssst.
Hey!

Pissssssst. Shushhhhhhhh. Pissst. Shushhhhhhhh!
A Secret Song! I don't speak, ....
pissssssssst,...............
pisssssssssst,..........shushhhhhhh
few would sense the song,
but,
maybe you?

I won't speak this Chaldean blasphemy, this hidden outrage, this profound revelation!
I won't utter the inexpressible,
I won't use speech for this...............

!
Shushhhhhhh
Because the knotted strings of Truth, capital T,
is beyond my ken.....,

I can't. *

Because Nature, capital N, flies around, above, forever, Eagle's talons to grab it's Victim, capital V, to wrest it from Life, capital L........,

I can't . *

Because we have ears and do not hear.....,

I can't. *

Because the everything is yes and no, neither this nor that,
At the same time precisely this and that,
and at the same time, not-this, and not-that!.......,

I can't. *

Since I, too, only know the same caged bird........,

I can't. *

Since there's nothing to say......nothing.......and......

everything!.........Everything's impossible!.........So,

I can't. *

Since I just don't know!

I just don't know!

I can't. *

Everything seems impossible!

I can't. *(continuous ringing of the bell)
I can't.
I can't, I can't I can't. * (cease bell-ringing)

So, since words alone fail........I simply cant.