Hlola inkondlo engezansi ethi "since feeling is first" ka-E. E. Cummings bese unikeza isifinyezo sencazelo yayo.
Context:njengoba umuzwa ungowokuqala noma ubani onaka embhalweni wezinto awusoze wakuqabula ngokuphelele;  ngokuphelele ukuba yisiwula ngenkathi intwasahlobo isemhlabeni  igazi lami liyakwamukela, futhi ukuqabula kuyisiphetho esingcono kunokuhlakanipha Nkosikazi ngifunga zonke izimbali. Ungakhali <unk> isenzo esihle kakhulu sobuchopho bami singaphansi kuka izimpaphe zakho <unk> zinyakaza okusho ukuthi  sikhona komunye nomunye; khona-ke ehleka, encike emuva ezingalweni zami ukuphila akuyona isigaba  Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ukufa akuyona imishwana
Njengoba umuzwa kuqala uyinkondlo yothando, ebhalwe kumamukeli ongaziwa obonakala enobudlelwane obuseduze nombhali. Le nkondlo isebenzisa isakhiwo se-syntactic esingajwayelekile ukugqamisa ukuthi ukuqonda nokucabanga (okungukuthi ukucabanga) kungaphazamisa kanjani ikhono lomuntu lokwamukela uthando nobuhle obukhona empilweni ngemizwa. Kunezibonelo eziningi kule nkondlo ezisekela ukubaluleka kokuzizwa kunokucabanga ("ukuqabula kuyisiphetho esingcono kunokuhlakanipha", "ukushukuma okuhle kakhulu kobuchopho bami kungaphansi kokudlidliza kwamehlo akho").  Imisho yohlelo lolimi ivela emigqeni yokugcina njengesingathekiso esichaza imicabango yombongi ngokuphila nokufa. Isisho esithi "ukuphila akuyona isigaba" sisikisela ukuthi ukuphila kuyinqwaba yemizwa nokuhlangenwe nakho okungenakufingqwa ngokwanele ephepheni. Ukuphawula komlobi ukuthi "ukufa ngicabanga ukuthi akulona ikhefu" kubonisa ukuthi kuye, ukufa akuchazi noma kunikeze injongo ekuphileni okwakuphilwe ngaphambi kwako, njengoba ikhefu livame ukusetshenziselwa ukucacisa indima engaphambili.