Bathroom Walls

scalding shower water sprays

all the cruddy grays away from the cage of my mind

I hear a bird outside,

free, he calls into the night,

desperately searching for a…

re s p o n s e

holding my neck,

my own pulse beats with a comforting rhythm

the uncertainty is intoxicating

but it is infuriating too

I open my mouth to scream back

but only silence escapes

reverberates

off the bathroom walls