The Court House
stands regal, professional254Please respect copyright.PENANA2C0j0gO8AL
with an edge of fear tainting254Please respect copyright.PENANARD8B9SaeE4
the sides dark.254Please respect copyright.PENANA75t6y7n7mv
They pull me from the car,254Please respect copyright.PENANAiBBO9yDow6
less gentle as they drag254Please respect copyright.PENANABKAqsD7jEx
tug254Please respect copyright.PENANAzxEmoM0VGZ
yank254Please respect copyright.PENANArEocN9OxR7
me towards the door.254Please respect copyright.PENANAPXh2q8AuKI
My fragility no longer matters254Please respect copyright.PENANAcyuRtDSraC
my mask is gone254Please respect copyright.PENANAT7Wehqx36p
the air burns my lungs254Please respect copyright.PENANAQhWMRs99BM
toxicity hurts.254Please respect copyright.PENANACyH6DwNAc9
Doors swing open upon254Please respect copyright.PENANA0KP7z80kOh
close proximity.254Please respect copyright.PENANAdCsC9giIcZ
I choke on the scent of blood;254Please respect copyright.PENANA7JbqeI7lqn
down winding halls254Please respect copyright.PENANAMaA0QsjMZl
they present me to a room of254Please respect copyright.PENANAcVbvcq5h35
people254Please respect copyright.PENANAQMfyjKpoJi
stained red;254Please respect copyright.PENANAf9waTfWSO2
red mouths, red fingers, red lust254Please respect copyright.PENANA8Dzzcu4vmw
driven eyes,254Please respect copyright.PENANAtmB7SAn77a
I scream254Please respect copyright.PENANAlFswXrHjHB
I fight254Please respect copyright.PENANALNu1AtBcXl
stay still254Please respect copyright.PENANAS9fgZkl5p8
I obey254Please respect copyright.PENANA7SxEALKdMn
What is this, Dr. Escano?254Please respect copyright.PENANA2iXX7wIVtL
I shrink under authority; her254Please respect copyright.PENANAMpzSqC2qlP
voice matches the254Please respect copyright.PENANAoQ5CL0v09X
dark depth of her eyes, her254Please respect copyright.PENANARZD5WDTJ5x
charcoal skin, her tight smile254Please respect copyright.PENANAeMqzIRXV1V
and so do they.254Please respect copyright.PENANAqFeP68Bzel
A gift, Miss Simone.254Please respect copyright.PENANAZ041X6TW0H
A gift. I’m a gift.254Please respect copyright.PENANAQsUlWTMKYV
Somehow that’s not reassuring.254Please respect copyright.PENANAbOzCsp8V0Q
Elaborate, doctor.254Please respect copyright.PENANAJCfp63sSLu
I spare a glance at them;254Please respect copyright.PENANAlE7fS4TKMS
notice how they shake and I wonder254Please respect copyright.PENANAdZ0R1oJngU
did they think this through?254Please respect copyright.PENANAwRMPeuJdo6
Will I change the world?254Please respect copyright.PENANA5dOEORnZpc
Miss Simone, you’ve noticed…254Please respect copyright.PENANA11Mxw1ysTU
Noticed what, I think, notice254Please respect copyright.PENANArxbtZwcCZL
I’m not like them?254Please respect copyright.PENANAdP4QTGd3r0
She must be thinking the same.254Please respect copyright.PENANA37UaFgukR0
Oh, I have noticed.254Please respect copyright.PENANA5TW9GawVTg
Her gaze falls onto me; angry, powerful254Please respect copyright.PENANAeS3kVM7OMI
I only know these words from subconscious streams.254Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6cOHJgnaU
The language built inside of me.254Please respect copyright.PENANAdXs1qwSQ98
Then allow me to explain254Please respect copyright.PENANAKtzm6QC9Cj
she’s the answer to our problems254Please respect copyright.PENANAtJ2qzodQZO
she’s going to fix the world254Please respect copyright.PENANAUvjPioNxKS
but only if you agree.254Please respect copyright.PENANAzz9MoUxLUY
She glances back at her equals254Please respect copyright.PENANA9bALqdlfSO
they appear, perhaps, curious254Please respect copyright.PENANA0yiTXav59d
much like I.254Please respect copyright.PENANAfSib5OOSbK
But not for the same reasons.254Please respect copyright.PENANAAIkkqznP6d
Alright, doctor, say I agree.