The Poetry of
Michael G. Khmelnitsky

§1

writing is a holy occupation
it does not matter what you write
or for whom
or why
writing is a holy occupation
because in moving you
to the postverbal mercilessly
it pulls you back to the preverbal
and you become one
with your words


§2

writing is a holy occupation
it does not matter what you write or for
whom writing is a holy occupation
because in moving you to the postverbal
mercilessly it pulls you back to the
preverbal and you become one with your
words


§3

writing it you because
is does write in
a not or moving
holy matter for to
occupation what whom the
postverbal and words
mercilessly become
pulls one
back with
preverbal your


§4

it does not matter what and become one with your
postverbal mercilessly pulls back preverbal
you write or for whom words
because in moving to the
writing is a holy occupation