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Painting Words
Rike York

Painting Words

and playing with words

Published on December 31, 2025

What can I do with words?
I can paint them,
Write them,
Speak them.
I can use fingers,
Forms,
And mouth.
Whatever I do,
I see words.
Silent words.
Without words,
There is no us,
Without words,
There is no culture,
Without words,
There is no sense.
It is words,
That make up my universe.

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