Decomposing Revision

I compost.

            Deep pleasure in trash

            In eggshells and vegetable remains

                        Turning into black gold.

Rich soil from our waste

            Feeding my garden

            And my soul.

I revise.

            Deep pleasure in refuse words

            In messy lines and phrases

                        Turning into golden lines.

Rich language from the wreckage

            Nourishing my audience

            And my soul.

I relish decomposition

            The process of breaking down

            The process of fermentation

            The process of turning garbage into glory.