Shocked
It broke
Are we going to act as if I didn’t just choke
Nothing happened
Walking on eggshells
Dancing around the bush
What if I crack the egg
What if I run into the bush
No
Wrong
There is no bush
Nothings wrong
You say as your own tongue starts to decay
How long will this go on
Open your eyes
I’m not okay
Now
Something’s wrong

stunned inertia
stills response
awareness breaks
as blind's ******

tinkling laughter
clashing chimes
lose their charm
discordant rasp

no substance here
an errant wind
furnace blast
frigid stare

lying eyes
steering chance
to suckle dry
life's bequest

bravery's scorned
why should she care
to keep in tune
seek truthfulness

meet honesty's gaze
authentic ways
on route to her
extinction