Tongue Tied
I crave the words he never speaks
Echoes of silence set on repeat
Desperate for a simple kind word
To interrupt this mind-numbing chant
And skip ahead on my playlist
I wish I didn’t need the words
Relenting to this quiet curse
Seems less crushing
But how do you tell your lungs they don’t need air
I should have known
My choice, my playlist.
Tracks of static play over and over
I pledge allegiance to the tongue-tied lover
Untrue to myself, destined to shallow breathing
In rhythm with my dumb-struck playlist
*Edited to incorporate suggestions.
Posted Oct 28, 2022, 3:14 AM UTC · edited
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