Thursday, August 31, 2017

saying nothing

i can't always write
what i want to write.
i censor myself.
i feel the eyes upon
the page,
taking in each word
measuring what's been
said.
i write, then prune,
then add and subrtact
once more, then erase.
it's better that way.
saying nothing when
there's nothing nice
to say.

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