THE WOUND

Like a mouth

it will speak.

If you listen

it will tell you

the story

of its

origin.

But the seal,

the seam

must break

to tell it,

and in the telling

secrets and shame

are bound 

to escape. The wound

will cut, scar you

if you let it, if you try

to reason with it.

So don’t. It can’t

hear you, anyway.

It’s a mouth,

remember?

Just listen. Keep

silent and safe.