Notes About The Poem

"The breaking of sane minds made grammatical
enter here
there is no bottom
recursion recurses into what cannot recurse
my poem unmakes its own utterance while recursing  

Warning: No handholds"

- Poet

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Nucleic Coronalizing Starbreaker

the waiter waits for what the eater repeated owes
weeder and seeder share one dish of blackcrow
bleeder feeds the pleater ancient historicity owed
debater fingers slayer through triptych meter foretold
delayer is the later is the leader
leader lagging leads what later already delayed

heater heats hot water for pessimistic bleater
feeder and the breeder share one tether eater
deletor utters what the reader couldn't shouldn't read
teacher unteaches creature its feature
teaser tases the taser tallowing the blind build

pleader prostrates before the greater hater
slater covers what rater refused believed achieved
render the neater a pasteurized fleeter from the feeder
the teeter is the tether
greeter is the greater
leaper breeds a crater

nature uncreates what creature features
break breaks the breaker breaking broke
killer is a living giving beater
seder sets the table for the bleater
x-ray sees breeder flayed through knot whole
meteor deletes what is the longest tiny universe
millimeter feet inches nothing measures unmeasurable
measure unmeasures the measured measuring
nothing inches nothing toward nothing's infinite Nothing

seer teases waker waking what was dreading dread
dread dreams the dreamed into undreamed un-being
cheater your emotional beater crawls you fastest dead
slayer and the greeter share one scarface tater
later is the delayer tripped into uncreated crater
discourse already dispossessed buffets the maker unmade by making
utterance utterless utters the unutterable
utterance utters itself into un-utterance

the mediator utters
greater grater grader enters the uncraterless recursion
recursion recurses into non-recursion
the poem unmakes its own ending ending
utterance ceases utterering
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Crandall Avatar
April 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Hi Daniel, wow, words cycle, recycle, and repeat, echoing, the universe's breaking down and building up in endless permutations
Rodgers Avatar
April 28, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Hello David, I love how you phrased that — the cycling and recycling of language as a kind of cosmic echo. That’s exactly the engine I was playing with here. Grateful you caught the ride with me. Blessings, Daniel
Anaya Avatar
April 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM
As I scan across the lines written, the rhythmic words, unusual as they are, remind me of coded well, recursion . It's all so interesting. Are those Fabergé Eggs behind you ? :) ~Curious April's blessings
Rodgers Avatar
April 28, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Dear Anaya, thank you, your curiosity always brings a smile. Yes, the recursion is intentional, like coded spirals folding back on themselves. And ha, those aren’t Fabergé eggs, though I wish! Just a few odd treasures on the mental shelf. Blessings, Daniel
Edmonds  Avatar
April 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Daniel, it’s amazing how you’ve written about every action shown in the scary picture. A wonderful poetic creation… Beryl
Rodgers Avatar
April 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Hello Beryl, I appreciate this so much. That picture is unsettling, and I wanted the poem to mirror its strange, kinetic energy. I’m glad the language carried that for you. Thank you for reading it with such openness. Blessings, Daniel
Kendrick Avatar
April 20, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Some creative alliteration in this one. The picture looks like some very dark gaming material or something out of a science fi movies. Sara K
Rodgers Avatar
April 28, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Dear Sara, thank you and I’m glad the alliteration and sound-play came through. And yes, the image definitely leans into dark sci-fi territory. It pushed me into a more experimental space, and I appreciate you noticing the craft. Blessings, Daniel
Goldsmith Avatar
April 20, 2026 at 12:42 PM
What a wonderful write/story/quote/picture you have here. Love Everything... Great Ending... "Good Luck" if for a contest. Have a lovely day writing away............
Rodgers Avatar
April 28, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Dear Paula, your kindness is always a gift. I’m glad the whole mix, quote, story, image, worked together for you. Thank you for the good-luck wish and the encouragement. Wishing you a beautiful day of writing too. Blessings, Daniel
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