I've only read the first stanza and already I know it's a freaking fantastic poem.
Let me start off by saying your word choice is phenomenal. "Didactic deities...whispered to my pride in perfect" - the alliteration here is strong and beautiful. I also like the phrasing "angular sounds" because it does sound clever despite the title.
I've just read the rest of the poem and I'm glad I was right. You have great imagery in the second stanza, although the third stanza is much more full with figurative language. In the second stanza, I loved the phrasing "I disfigured the faces of dear friends figuring the bend of sentences craning conceit." Although I feel as though there could be more to both embrace your meaning and clarify it.
I feel like you could change "there was in my iron bones the fear" by removing "taste, in my iron bones, the fear" to make the poem flow better in that particular part.
And I LOVE the last line as it embodies the thought process going through the speaker's mind. You created a very conscientious character in this poem, I venture to guess that it might be you, but it is still well written overall. Your character seems plagued by thoughts they can't control, which is an incredible feat to accomplish in just three stanzas.
This is a fantastic poem.
Keep writing,
Dianne E.C.E.
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