when I think of words,
I think of chains
even sentences
formed from measly
small talk can
push indefinite weight
upon the soul
the words within
throwaway comments
can link up into a
daisy-chain of
steeled emotions
when I feel the words
from others that
threaten to
weigh me down
I want to grapple
their phonetic discord
and break it apart
with either my pen
or with my silence
(Excerpt from “March On” 3/30/19)
AnnieSHH 