I used to write
like if I said it enough
found the right way
suddenly someone would grasp
understand, untie me
as if, in naming my fears
they would stay in plain sight
not in shadows
dancing on the wall
like if my tongue
could blunder through
the brambles in my throat
I would stay
awake
aware
afloat
Jul 22, 2014
Jul 22, 2014 at 1:39 AM UTC
I used to write
like if I said it enough
found the right way
suddenly someone would grasp
understand, untie me
as if, in naming my fears
they would stay in plain sight
not in shadows
dancing on the wall
like if my tongue
could blunder through
the brambles in my throat
I would stay
awake
aware
afloat
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