take my picture
stamp it with “PUNISHED”
past tense
cause I’m done
with this chore
this solitary duty I’ve imposed on myself.
writing from anger
that familiar surge through my arms
the pen shakes in my grip
tight
words flow fast
but incoherent
to the point of miscommunication
of an angry language.
and I hate these words
this page is ugly
and will never
see
an audience.
August 15, 2005