Figurative Linguist

remove the parts of the marble that do not belong
and you have the word for the occasion
a representative of the moment's moment
a response to the Reality with a metabolic 
formula: chew three times and let the gut
bacteria do the rest; what skill does the
linguistic prodigy bring to the table at which
then sits, does nothing, waits for the 
qualified participants to pry the meaning
loose from its chemical boundaries, shearing
the purpose from the prose and bringing 
value where none may otherwise live