Mileage

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They sit with me
Behaving
Pretending
As if everything
Is ok

They stare at me
With false
Senses of hope
And eyes
Darker than the night

They
Place their
Hands
On me
One on
my mouth
One around
My neck

Snap

A twig breaks
Under
The weight
Of their heavy
Words

I yelp
Gasp
Sigh
And my
Emotions are
Taped shut

Alone
Although not
Lonely
Although not
Living
Although not
Existing
Although barely

I speak
I'm stopped
I scream
I'm ignored

The silence
It's deafening
Yet
My own
My thoughts
Wilder than
My soul
My will
I will
Leave

Maybe someday

To live as my own

For myself
For no one else
I can't keep
Manning them

I smile
Slightly

One slight smile
Per day
One escaped chuckle
Per day
That's good
Mileage

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