twin

every poem has a twin
every poet has an inverse vertebrae to convey
every imaginable thought, halfway
every poem makes sense until the halfway point, when you find yourself stopped on the solid double line,
paralyzed by the poet's double vision
unreal precision unpacks truth on the page
but you have to flip to finish

[flip page]

this sentence
after sentence, after sentence until all sense is lost, like the famous Frost poem
except both paths lead to the same destination

a light bulb
goes off
while floating
on top
of your head

every poem has a twin
every poet has a dark side.