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[calli_wulffe]

silence
7.28.2006

there are many words
i want to say
and they struggle
beneath my tongue

and the air hangs
heavy like lead
weights at the
back of my throat

i want to rip open my
skin with the points of
reckless diamonds
and lash you
with your own vanity

but my silence is closing on me
laying each finger silently
smoothly
individually
over my pulse

and my throat still feels so damn heavy