Translation

by Kathy Boles-Turner

Tone is what draws the pictures.
Pictures are necessary

for drawing conclusions

… in order to make connections.

I require connections.
Irrelevant details dishevel thought processes
otherwise.

Tone is vital.

Printed words oblige.

Conjured images file away at random
… available for recall on a whim
or
during the worst of trials.

In their absence, I would form no words of my own.