Label Chasing — May, 2007
Hurl not that word ere you know what it means
For its power exists only in your understanding
Not its letters
Your pen says nothing
Unless your heart has felt the word it throws
I hope you know it by more than its name
I hope it has teased your palate
Felt your caress
Shone in your eye
Pursue not that word ere you know what it means
For you must understand what you want
Or you run only after meaningless sounds
Your word means nothing
In a tongue other than your own
I hope you have sought your own evidence
I hope you bear your own scars
Trust your own heart
Know your own voice
May you never find yourself chasing labels
~ topher