taiwan

sitting in front of you-
watching unbearable truths & slanders drip
from your mouth-
as the odium begins to gather on the floor
I drag my legs up into the chair-
holding, pulling them so tightly-my knees dig into
my ribs as to not let the
malice that drips from your teeth-
into the forming puddle below come near me

as the hatred builds on the floor so do the tears and anger inside my head-

till I cant take it till I cant pretend to not believe it-
till I drop my feet and wallow in my shame
standing in it- accepting it- accepting myself for what you
see and not for who I thought I was just minutes before..