muttering after the lights went out.....

choking on the words. (half-words).
lodged
at the back of your throat
SPEAK! Now!Spit it Out.
Bring them up to the surface and feel them crumble at the sight of air.
or Then again.
Breathe them back in. Quick! NOW! Its the only place they will be safe.You
will be safe.

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rub out those lines. scratch them.... the lines. on hands. start over
if you it be possible. rewrite. and what could/would it be? Another face or anothers'. your own.... smudged. erased. Someone else's
insecurities. would they be. real. as real as your own wrapped up delusions.