listen here:
I have something to say
so large
so dangerous
it might destroy the world
I swallow it
lava turned granite
elbows my heart aside
crushes my lungs out of existence
graceless under pressure
walk, don’t talk
hold on tight
I’m unexploded
barbs in my throat
(smile)
each breath a haze of pain
acid rains unwept
corroded within
a shiny carapace
I swallow it
my gut twists
in broken glass waves
tiptoeing
careful now
when the bomb blows
only one victim