You're too quiet.
I hear it every day.
You're too quiet.
We can't hear you.
I repeat myself.
Say it again?
Louder.
Clearer.
You mumble too much.
Alright
What if I scream?
Would that suffice?
Oh no, that's too loud.
Right.
What if I just speak the way I do when I'm on stage?
Yes that'll do, we can understand you now.
I thought it was just my volume.
Yes but it wouldn't hurt for you to be more concise with how you speak. We have places to be.
I talk too much?
Fine, I'll only speak when it's necessary.
Oh but look at that I'm quiet again.
Ha
Ha.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
You really want to know?
Well you see...
Sorry this text message is now more important.
Got it.
I can wait.
I have for awhile you know.
Mhm.
You seem to be very busy with that.
Mm.
I bet I could say anything right now.
Like how much I hate it when people say I'm quiet.
When they say it in that tone. Whispering like I'll flinch.
Smiling like it's not an inconvenience.
Patting my shoulder like a reassurance.
Oh yes. Shy isn't something to be ashamed about. You just need to open up.
You
Just
Need
To
Get
Out
Of
Your
Shell
:)
Yes thank you let me flip that switch.
Mhm.
But wait.
What if there was a way to just
Be okay?
Where I was allowed to be
Quiet.
Without patronizing advice to do otherwise
That would be a strange world
Uh huh.
Even stranger if you
Listened.
Ha
Ha.
That's absurd.
Isn't it?
Mm.
Fuck you.
What did you say?
Nothing.
Not surprising. You're so quiet.
I know. :)
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The Book of Healing
PoesiaShe's not okay, but writing it down helps. - Part I: It's time to rip off the band-aid. Poems: slam, traditional, free-verse. The first twenty are not up to par with the others, but this is an ongoing journey so I feel the need to include them...
