The Deep

by Joseph McLaughlin

Originally published on March 1, 2001

for Hart Crane Language isn’t everything, you know. Our words lie on the surface of our consciousness, prattling in the sun, unaware of the deep beneath us, the unseen currents patiently waiting. You know, you know. One day you slipped unnoticed out of your singsong self and into the azure pool, felt the waters close [...]