Shut-Slanted-Silent

She tells me she dwells in possibility. 

I keep my mouth shut, slanted, silent 

as she continues her monologue, 

speaking to an uninterested audience. 

I keep my mouth shut, slanted, silent 

proving my point of tolerance 

despite the nausea climbing my throat. 

I keep my mouth shut, slanted, silent 

as my thoughts begin to float. 

Nobody needs to know. 

I keep my mouth shut, slanted, silent 

as the world begins to glow.

She looks like a photograph, 

arms moving so slow. 

I move, look back, relax 

a smile no one needs to know.

By Slyvia Rose

From: United States

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