Indifference (part 2)
Hush, don't say a word
You mustn't speak
You mustn't ever make a complaint
Stay silent
Become a cloud, be seen . . . never heard
. . . easily forgotten-quickly forgettable . . .
Never utter a sound, my walls are unbreachable-
untraceable, because they are invisible
Make every smile, every response, every interaction
a movement of stale-disattached concern
Never say an unnecessary word
Bite your tongue
I cannot speak
I cannot speak
I cannot speak
I must stay silent, never seen
You must become a corpse
Never release yourself, never
3 lost persons
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