I am once again silenced at the precipice of speech On the verge of verbal expression I falter Stutter, mutter, fumble, and tumble over words As if they were more than just words And really something physical Something I could touch
Eyes converge on my lips like a lens Focusing the rays of indignation so it burns Charring and shrivelling, those black paper butterflies Flutter in my chest and tear up my insides Moving towards my head, stop my lungs I can't breathe My heart is a flooded Watergate, a dam rushing A machine out of control I think I think I think I think I'm on the brink My mind is a man In danger His out of breath lungs breathing acid Pursued by a hooded knife In the lonely dark he runs But reaches a dead end No way out No where to run He spots the shape, the only escape A silhouette in his eye He wishes he would collapse, so he could just Relax Retire with a sigh The burden off his mind Everything gone He would finally die