part 20

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The warm sound of a zipper cutting the air
A large zipper
Not the nightmare of a pants zipper
Or the monotony of a backpack zipper
The zipper of a medical bag
Holding tools for life

Paper shuffling
Pain in my chest
Uncomfortable
Too warm
Too cramped
Not enough air

Quiet rooms make me nervous
Make my chest tight
Make my jaw clamp onto my cheek
Hoping for feeling
Anything
Anything but silent numbness

I sit back
Stretch my shoulders
Lean my head
Hoping for feeling
For an inconsistency
To break me out of this

Out of the bubble I'm in
Too hot
Too tight
Too quiet
Too numb
I can't feel

And I'm not even anxious

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