Cheated

Is my name
a comfortable music
in the mouth?

The silence is immense.

This year has left me swollen
with bitterness. Somewhere deep
within me, somewhere in the gallery
of important things, I have learned
only to taste sheer terror.

Whoever dreams of holding his life
into his fists, you love your life
too, too much.

Yo are cheating yourself.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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