Mastering My Craft

Make no mistake,

I’m a maker

of make believe.

A make or break

crafter of lies

that make light of

me.

I make good,

I make a difference,

I make a point,

I make an entrance.

I make a splash

when I make waves.

I make you believe

this version

of me.

I mask

making the most

of making

the ends meet.

I make do.

Quietly.

I make the rounds

of the lies

to make certain

they make sense.

To make sure

you never know

I care

what you make of me.

What anyone

can make

from me.

I am

a master maker.

Semantic satiation happens when words or phrases are repeated so often and so closely together that they start to lose meaning for the reader or listener. I wanted to explore what that might look like in poetry, and how common words and phrases could be combined in uncommon ways.

The complete results of this experimentation will be available soon in my upcoming book, Language Lessons: A Life in Semantic Satiation