Appetite for silence

Appetite for Silence

Eats alone, unshaken.  
Rejection taps. I do not flinch.  
Loneliness taught applause.  
Pain forged self-respect and steel calm.  
Test me, my mercy turns ruthless.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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