The sentence begins

with one word.

It is often something as simple as

"Mama" or "Papa".

It gains competence and complexity

over a period of time

as it begins to grow in understanding.

The sentence continues

in an unabbreviated river of thought

expressed and hidden.

Punctuation is hardly ever a concern

in the moment as it

writes itself unceasingly over the years.

There is a final maturation

where it begins to stutter and shake with

the unease of its origin.

The sentence is only one thought unfurled,

the chapter was never

finished, never mind the entirety of the book.

We are in mid-sentence

and if we are lucky we may finish it.