The Court House
stands regal, professional259Please respect copyright.PENANAiiMKtJ9s0W
with an edge of fear tainting259Please respect copyright.PENANAEvb6rmpVBz
the sides dark.259Please respect copyright.PENANAiQHEz9zHLE
They pull me from the car,259Please respect copyright.PENANA5rqytijxd2
less gentle as they drag259Please respect copyright.PENANAInlAcWnP0d
tug259Please respect copyright.PENANATkeMePhwvQ
yank259Please respect copyright.PENANA5nwwKA8Ubn
me towards the door.259Please respect copyright.PENANAg753xnpbE7
My fragility no longer matters259Please respect copyright.PENANAVsVftRUZLW
my mask is gone259Please respect copyright.PENANA5Nq07FvlEm
the air burns my lungs259Please respect copyright.PENANAOCmwu1NlxW
toxicity hurts.259Please respect copyright.PENANAE24GIhOsYu
Doors swing open upon259Please respect copyright.PENANAcR26D6g8fB
close proximity.259Please respect copyright.PENANAg00X08HGEL
I choke on the scent of blood;259Please respect copyright.PENANAHlSYyRNQjh
down winding halls259Please respect copyright.PENANAKe7XZj48OT
they present me to a room of259Please respect copyright.PENANA1K9z7qxebp
people259Please respect copyright.PENANA1gO0uTrpFv
stained red;259Please respect copyright.PENANAKhX3QyVSM6
red mouths, red fingers, red lust259Please respect copyright.PENANADWxJYXtbXK
driven eyes,259Please respect copyright.PENANAugmcWgVqsA
I scream259Please respect copyright.PENANA9auPpX7cQP
I fight259Please respect copyright.PENANAW19B731BSg
stay still259Please respect copyright.PENANAgpqu6S2iFs
I obey259Please respect copyright.PENANAipXzTpPJSz
What is this, Dr. Escano?259Please respect copyright.PENANAmdG0vC2FNS
I shrink under authority; her259Please respect copyright.PENANAB9T1IhnMBE
voice matches the259Please respect copyright.PENANAFnsZp2aSxg
dark depth of her eyes, her259Please respect copyright.PENANAlpBGUi8l2M
charcoal skin, her tight smile259Please respect copyright.PENANAiso6gtF4EN
and so do they.259Please respect copyright.PENANAMX9Y8UXKeE
A gift, Miss Simone.259Please respect copyright.PENANAQwPKfnkH3C
A gift. I’m a gift.259Please respect copyright.PENANAWnTVLyIwKC
Somehow that’s not reassuring.259Please respect copyright.PENANArilwws3gVb
Elaborate, doctor.259Please respect copyright.PENANAL01JWpBGeo
I spare a glance at them;259Please respect copyright.PENANA6A569svJKR
notice how they shake and I wonder259Please respect copyright.PENANAxtJZq3TeEC
did they think this through?259Please respect copyright.PENANAgyt5qpFySl
Will I change the world?259Please respect copyright.PENANAORUqtCeC6O
Miss Simone, you’ve noticed…259Please respect copyright.PENANAQYfPym9NiW
Noticed what, I think, notice259Please respect copyright.PENANAglWiWKwvCF
I’m not like them?259Please respect copyright.PENANArP0cJcUM46
She must be thinking the same.259Please respect copyright.PENANAPE4nwl2D8p
Oh, I have noticed.259Please respect copyright.PENANAH5sk2tDIBq
Her gaze falls onto me; angry, powerful259Please respect copyright.PENANA7aEzUMerMH
I only know these words from subconscious streams.259Please respect copyright.PENANAFbHITP27HS
The language built inside of me.259Please respect copyright.PENANAr0RKKmX8cc
Then allow me to explain259Please respect copyright.PENANAo8DGFK567F
she’s the answer to our problems259Please respect copyright.PENANARm8ABzgMlz
she’s going to fix the world259Please respect copyright.PENANAEJlUpUzuTf
but only if you agree.259Please respect copyright.PENANA6LgBtN5moj
She glances back at her equals259Please respect copyright.PENANAwHB3JrkPB6
they appear, perhaps, curious259Please respect copyright.PENANAneUxYXXFdl
much like I.259Please respect copyright.PENANAH9I6S05VFc
But not for the same reasons.259Please respect copyright.PENANAhwnU3pI1p6
Alright, doctor, say I agree.