Literature
selectively mute?
selectively mute
you write it in your notes
underlining it twice
like its a choice,
like its what i have chosen,
but more or less
it chose me
you see,
silence to me was like
bullets, weaponry
and still is
dangerous
i've committed all types
of felonies in the muteness
of my stares
and when i clamp my mouth
shut
and grind my teeth
it's attempted murder
just bury me
dropping grenades with
every dissociative stare
blinking away your inquisitions
"can you hear?"
are you listening?
KRYSTLE,
i'm not a mind reader,
you can't keep it all in?
haven't i?
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BOMBS,
mushroom clouds of
destruction if i let it