In the Wordless Chamber

<br>in the wordless chamber<br>they feared death<br>desperately<br>thus they clustered to the fruits of the earth<br>craving dispersion<br>as if to avoid knowing why<br><br>in the wordless chamber<br>they feared life<br>desperately<br>thus they proclaimed any given truth<br>and swallowed<br>as if to justify their fear<br><br>he knew that there had been hordes of seers<br>before him<br>who set out to cure<br>though, the sick wished not to part with<br>their decease<br>as if it made them feel<br>alive<br><br>in the wordless chamber<br>he accepted desperation<br>and the unpredictable manifestations<br>of hope