The quieter I become
The more I am
Acceptable
SILENCE IS SAFETY
The quieter I become
The more I am
Tolerable
SILENCE IS SAFETY
The larger the silence
The longer I remain
Greatly present
SILENCE IS SAFETY SILENCE IS SAFETY
So I hold in place
I tie myself down
Gagged and restrained
VOICE IS DESTRUCTION
The quieter I become
The further I withdraw
Fading from my own view
VOICE IS SUICIDE VOICE IS SUICIDE
Surely a slow, patient
Gradual self-erasure
Will eventually right this wrong
Will set me free one day
SILENCE IS SAFETY SILENCE IS SAFETY SILENCE
IS SAFETY SILENCE IS SAFETY VOICE IS
SUICIDE VOICE IS SUICIDE VOICE
IS SUICIDE VOICE IS
SUICIDE
The road to the end is polished smooth
By the coarse, heavy torrents
Of cursed, well-intentioned speech
April 1 – 6, 2025
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