it is a dry feeling
in my soul and my mouth,
as though speaking
seems too much of a troublesome act
to commit
as though a crime,
to utter a word
or two
or a sentence
or a phrase
so I’ll stay quiet
in hopes that the people by me
will understand --
and if not, let them be
because I only care for you
and you’re the only
one
who can release me
from this
selective mutism.
May 18, 2014
May 18, 2014 at 9:33 AM UTC
it is a dry feeling
in my soul and my mouth,
as though speaking
seems too much of a troublesome act
to commit
as though a crime,
to utter a word
or two
or a sentence
or a phrase
so I’ll stay quiet
in hopes that the people by me
will understand --
and if not, let them be
because I only care for you
and you’re the only
one
who can release me
from this
selective mutism.
