she never says what she means
always eager to please
even when she doesn't want to
even though she knows
the person being pleased
does not care
and neither does she
but she takes the rejection in
calls it something else
calls it challenge
regrets the attempt
even as she attempts again
she sees the broken logic
as a way to be engaged
in any
all
conversations
wants to be a treaty line
wants everyone to pretend
they want to be here
like she is pretending
she wants to be here
fireworks of mad shoot off in her brain
her heart has lost its keys
no music lives in her body
as she veneers herself stuck
rooted to a spot
she never wanted to be in
she never means what she says
knows that if she unleashes
the flame of her tongue
she may burn the bridges
that lead her to what she believes
could be home
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