And. Or. But.

And. Or. But.

 

Harsh words

only hold meaning

when someone is listening.

 

I listen a lot.

 

Fostering frustration

and the heat

of anxiety,

when adjectives and verbs impale me.

 

I consider myself a noun.

 

Not the appropriate

inappropriate pronoun.

 

Nor a conjunction,

And.

Or.

But.

 

It’s important to me;

knowing where I stand.

 

Even if it puts me

in the corner

I expertly

painted myself into.

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[Poeticpiers]

Being true to yourself often leaves you exposed. But who wants to be accepted under false pretences