Words are jamming my insides
Spilling over my mind
Like water over a ledge
I shake my head in vain
Words want to fly
Wings outstretched
Flying away from my mouth
In clusters and sentences
I want to speak
I can feel my anger
Boiling on a stove
About to foam over
People stare
At my hands
Stretched out
Trying to speak
They can't
They're just hands
Not mouths
Words can't fly from there
I open my mouth again
Waiting for the bird to fly
I feel it fluttering
Working its way to the sky
Nothing comes
People say "Speak!"
I say nothing
Words are locked up for now
