Post Babel, by Corey Neal
In the beginning was the Word.
In the beginning was
In the beginning was the Word;
Or before that—
In the beginning was before that,
the Word was before that.
In the Word was the beginning;
Or before that—
Before the Word beginning was the word
Beginning, and before the word beginning
was the Word beginning the Word beginning;
Or before that—
Matthew, Mark, Luke, Anon,
Logos scribing logos
on a stony ancient wall;
Or before that—
Before Word, Logos
and before Logos just Word
Beyond Word, God beyond God;
Or before that—
You woke at half-sun, half-moon,
newborn tongue half-loon, cusp
constellation half-June, half-May
Or before that—