i see you struggling
with mean words
that maybe you
shouldn’t say-but you do
you do
you can’t help yourself
unguided
unthought
just nasty
just junk
i see its black junkiness
i see you puff bigger
and your thoughts being tied up
i see you wanting me to acquiesce
unfurling your tentacles
trying to trip me
nah
nah
not going to happen
sjm, 2/24/23