React Or
the impact of
the damage done
in fact an inactive
radio doesn't play
but if it's in a
state of static
the exact amount
of millirems is about
how i feel
overexposed
as i approach
the site where
i work
and as i
get nearer the
clicking begins as
the geiger
counter needle
reveals the tension
within yet i must go in
pulling open
the door and as
i swipe my badge
it knows i'm there by
knowing my
name being
aware that
my blood
pressure
has changed
as the turnstile
turns as teeth that
gnash and
snap to swallow
through more mouth
doors that lead me into
the belly
of the beast
and at best i can
find relief at least in
my locker
locking in my
soul for safety for
that day that i may re
main non
genetically
changed by
not radioact
ivity but
idiotic
numb
ing
nega
tiv
it
y
Copyright © Jeff Connelly | Year Posted 2019
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