write.
write.
write.
you say speak
I babble - mouth leak
you say listen
but shift uncomfortable
when my eyes probe yours too deep.
you can’t handle  this
long, cavernous,
uncomfortable silence
this is where I live,
ravenous.

hungry
hungry
hungry

you say eat
but again,
your eyes won’t meet
my own
afraid I might devour
what’s left of
your power
so I starve.
starve.
starve.