i finally spoke,
but when i looked around me,
all i saw was clenched teeth and intense glares of faces i was not familiar with.
so i locked my words away again.
they were not to be shared with strangers anyway.

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i finally spoke,
but when i looked around me,
all i saw was clenched teeth and intense glares of faces i was not familiar with.
so i locked my words away again.
they were not to be shared with strangers anyway.