The Neck of My Breathing

it burns
my punishment
for
speaking out
my leg thigh
feels the pain
my teeth throb
my eyes feel scratchy

heaven help me
because
Justice never will 

it feels like
a rubber band
around my
head

why?
won't they come and
stop crime

money stocks

sat 9, 2022
for history detectives
history of 2022 may-june © a month ago   coronavirus • throat-burn • chemical-weapons • govermentless • society
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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