Reflection

I want readers to approach this poem like they would an unfamiliar landscape—one that demands attention, patience and a willingness to navigate instability. This poem is not meant to be skimmed or absorbed passively; it requires engagement, a tactile reading experience where every word is felt as much as understood. I want readers to hear the rhythm, to let the sharp edges of language catch against their thoughts, to recognize that meaning is not always immediate but is layered, shifting, waiting to be uncovered. This poem asks for rereading, for a reconsideration of what words can do when pushed beyond comfort. I hope readers resist the urge to assign a single interpretation and instead let the language work on them, let it unsettle, provoke or resonate in unexpected ways. Just as sound changes depending on the space it fills, these poems should shape-shift in the mind of each reader. They are not static. They flex, tighten, unravel. I want people to read them with curiosity, with an openness to language as something living, not just a vessel for meaning but meaning itself.