It Sits In Judgment

There’s a voice that hides
with message plain
“IT STILL IS NOT ENOUGH”

No matter how the 
phrases turn
“THEY LACK THE FINER STUFF”

It sits in judgment
undeterred
to flame and scold unbound

To speak when I’m 
inopportune
—and turn me inside out

(Dreamsleep: June, 2022)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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