What do you want me to say
Today
Can I find a word that would persuade
Or will I play the silent fool
On the edge of mind
On the edge of care
On the edge of less than a minute
Can I find a word that doesn’t feel like scraping
Under the bottom
Under my fingernail
Under your salt scum
What I wanted you to say
To me
Today
I only imagine
They are the same
Strained
Pulsed with pain
Hiding
Restrained, in bated vapor
Today
The word I wanted me to say
Cindy Koch 