On X-ing

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crossed out—an inexact word in typescript 
            but not erased 
left unused—an unread book 
            but not unneeded 
cut off from communion—the words can’t touch
            but not from the Word 
thrust forth—a babe with no cradle 
            but not reborn 
no longer a member—expendable column or beam
            but not without friends 

exhibit A and B and C ad omega 

excise exile expel exceed excess exclude 

O we could X all night X left and right 
and never exhaust the extremes the explanations
the x’s (no exponent to express this sequence)
the consequences: 

exodus expiration excoriation expose 
explosion exasperation extirpation exotic 

extra-vagance extrication eccentricity exertion
exception exploration expectation expansion 

expression excellence excitement expiation
exuberance exhilaration exaltation ecstacy