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I Won't Listen

April 24, 2016
By Pyrophoric PLATINUM, Ankeny, Iowa
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"Do I dare disturb the universe?" -T.S. Eliot

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I don’t listen to the words anymore
They only fly from mouth to mouth
No ears
No brains
Just teeth and cold opinion

I don’t listen to the words anymore
The ones that make my sister cry
The ramblings
On and on
They speak only to lifeless eyes

I don’t listen to the words anymore
The ones that beat like battle scars
Pounding on my heart
Whispering
Your wings are cut and your feet are cold

© Karen S., Norwalk, CT

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