04-14-2016, 04:08 PM
The shape and rhythm of the poem are admirably controlled. My one quibble would be that "adhered" doesn't work with "from" in the second verse. (It should be "adhered to", which of course opposes your meaning.) Perhaps "sundered" would be better? Just a thought, and maybe I'm wrong about the context.
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe

