A line is a line

A dot is a dot

But only the mind

Untangles the knot

Inscribe me a word

And then you will see

A meaning unblurred

Revealed unto thee

A voice from the page

A thought imagined

A concept engaged

With written caption

But nary a slash

Nor mark unbridled

Not even a dash

Can be reconciled

Only the cipher

Can unfurl the code

Language deciphered

Through a written ode