What I noticed, what I could not help but notice,
how the words, the words speak, you speak these very words,
again and again, when repetition, again
takes flight, sits still, takes flight, lands, again and again,
I can't stand still to hear your dumb repetition,
no more, I can't take it, no more, stop tickling me,
only these words matter, matter of fact these words,
tuck me into bed, kiss me goodnight, goodnight prince,
if you listen, if you listen closely, you speak
crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, total crap, you speak
even when, even when no one listens, no one
dares call your bluff, on stage, calls your bluff, in public,
why do I sound, I sound like I stutter, stammer,
hammer the nails, repeat the task, hammer my head,
art is not, not about the words, the words themselves,
to speak of difference and repetition, again,
I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat
cancel that, cancel that, myself when under stress,
only these words matter, black ink across the screen,
under stress, I repeat, under stress, I repeat,
light revolves in circles, light, a firefly, circles,
dances around the light, whether flame or a bulb,
no more, I can't, no more, stop tickling me, no more,
only these words matter, for whom does the bell toll,
tolls it does, tolls it does, does it, for whom, for thee,
help, help me, help me please, goddamn it, please help me,
even if you listen, you will never hear me,
lift yourself off the ground, lift off, take flight, again,
please help me, Lord Jesus, please help a lonesome lamb,
but I repeat, repeat after me, I repeat,
under stress, I repeat myself when under stress,
to see, see if, see if I still liked it, I did,
no more, you're hurting me, no more, I can't, can't breathe,
only these lives matter, black lives, around the world,
take flight, lift off, sit still, hover in midair, dunk,
if for a moment, if for a moment, you hear
cries and murmurs beneath your feet, inside the hold,
even if no one hears, they are still there, the ghosts.
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