She Only Wrote It, After All

Meaning isn’t understanding, either.
Understanding—comprehension—gets it.

Meaning more or less irradiates it,
Whatever it is you make meaningful.

Understanding’s reverse engineering.
Understanding’s priors, consequences.

Meaning is numinous, your creation,
Your monster. You want it to come to life,

But since you can’t understand it, it can’t.
You implore it, but it won’t come to life.