Hey!
Yeah, you.
Just a moment, really.
No, wait!
LISTEN!
I know You hear me.
I'm not always loud,
but clear.
Insistent.
A hard, steely line.
Unbendable.
Unbreakable.
Not always straight,
Yet, thin.
Sharp.
Don't make me hurt you.
Hey! I'm telling you right now!
It's not always easy,
but simple.
Remember when:
you ignored me?
you shoved me down?
Remember when I wouldn't be quiet?
you took needle and thread to my metallic lips?
you still heard my insistent, sharp mumbles?
you turned up the music?
you heard me, screaming through stitches?
Remember when you jogged away from me?
you still carried me, a weight,
screaming to the rhythm of your step?
Remember when you rationalized?
you wrapped my sharp edge in cloth,
and I cut loudly through it?
Remember when you
questioned my judgement?
when you screamed "Wrong!"
and my louder screams
sliced the frigid air?
Remember when you withheld your trust from me?
From your conscience.
From yourself.
I don't want to hurt you again.
I would rather whisper.
So LISTEN!
(... Oh, how I hate screaming at someone on the edge...)
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