gossip always tells itself,
‽eman sih s'tahw⸘
repeating system, automatic lockdown
‽secnetnes sdrawkcab⸘
rare and highly sought-after oddities -
novelly constructed,verbs -
until they don't make any sense.
‽secnetnes sdrawkcab⸘
sunday someday this week
‽eman sih s'tahw⸘
.you forget .
self-served come others
‽secnetnes sdrawkcab⸘
'...ysay ehs ...' ,syas eh ',oot yaw taht kinht i'
'... maybe we really think we do...'
‽eman sih s'tahw⸘
nobody says anything,
good enough, or better or any worse.
.laiceps si ydobon
here i am. hear me be.
here i am. i'm not asking.
here i am. can he hear these
‽secnetnes sdrawkcab⸘
!saw i ereht
was i there? was i heard? did he care?
‽i did i⸘
.secnetnes sdrawkcab
‽eman sih s'tahw
.laiceps si ydobon
About the Creator
⸘jason alan‽
:::WARNING:::
i am only responsible for what i say,
not for what you understand.
you may learn to be charmed by my [secret‽] discontent,
or you may not.
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