#BlogElul Day 7 :Understand

Unwritten Letter

I don’t understand quantum physics

and I squeaked by in calculus 

I can’t figure out directions

that come in boxes assuring me

that with only a screwdriver

I can put together an item with

too many pieces that look alike

I do understand how to solve 

a crossword puzzle, how to cook ratatouille,

how to write a poem, how to read a poem

how to photograph the dew on a leaf,

how to teach a class, yet

I do not understand your silence

If we could meet over a pizza

or share a glass of white wine

and a plate of gourmet cheese

and talk about words— those 

said and those unsaid

Perhaps we could find

new words to understand

the torn places, to repair

with new words

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