When your throat tightens
unexpectedly
slams shut
like a malfunctioned revolving door
jammed
and your undeclared thoughts
are highjacked
by your voicebox
with quicksand might
shackled by its cords
held for ransom
by your fears
that will be the moment
when you'll successfully redefine
the term
"eating your words"
Because you believed
the box of courage
the box of courage
within you would fail
unconvinced of its stability
its ability
to bear the size of your truth
keep your sentiments
packed in the right order
because you imagined
the contents shifting
on the way out of your mouth
arriving jumbled
feared that upon receipt
you'd be misunderstood
returned "unappreciated"
rejected ...
now your message
has retracted
a caged bird
writhing beneath your tongue
writhing beneath your tongue
and if you don't
find a way
to unhinge the door
deliver that ransom
let that bird sing
SPEAK
with no remorse
like it matters
like you deserve to be heard
even if they don't like it
even if it tremors their comfort zone
if you don't prioritize
if you don't prioritize
candor
your emotions
will ravage you
take your innards hostage
terrorize you
with artillery and threats like
with artillery and threats like
psychological bedlam
systemic outcry
inexplicable physical maladies
doctors won't be able to
diagnose
medicate
will say it's stress related
"all in your head"
and they'll be right
it is in your head
where you left it
an army of fuse bombs
weapons of mass internal destruction
positioned to implode
©2015 Charlene E. Green
For more information on this important subject, please see Dangers of Holding in Your Emotions
For more information on this important subject, please see Dangers of Holding in Your Emotions
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