Stickup

Mywordsarestuckup

Foryou’rerightlypleasure

Theyarefastenedtogetherlikeboltsofadoor

Canyoureadthesewordscementedforever?

Theresentencesareinaworldsogummy

Theseverseslikecrazygluesogluey

Apoemmatchedtothispage

Pastedonthispaperlikeinacage

Everysyllablehasthistrongbond

Everyweldedletterholdson

Totheirclingingsoundsearsshouldadhere

Tackyorsyrupy,likeatraintheymoveIhear

Note: The structure of this poem highlights the poem’s meaning. All the words are deliberately typed together. The first sentence should read: ‘My words are stuck up.’