The Court House
stands regal, professional261Please respect copyright.PENANAkQWS9m1INV
with an edge of fear tainting261Please respect copyright.PENANAlnxibFd7On
the sides dark.261Please respect copyright.PENANARTiE2ecWVI
They pull me from the car,261Please respect copyright.PENANAw05AdaKc0H
less gentle as they drag261Please respect copyright.PENANAcC7Smqzeas
tug261Please respect copyright.PENANAFqBewJ6V99
yank261Please respect copyright.PENANAmej7IqGjlL
me towards the door.261Please respect copyright.PENANA44d3bD677y
My fragility no longer matters261Please respect copyright.PENANAzNikRaPe4A
my mask is gone261Please respect copyright.PENANAEEdqxAX9nF
the air burns my lungs261Please respect copyright.PENANAuho9jAX16B
toxicity hurts.261Please respect copyright.PENANA02sG1cdJDl
Doors swing open upon261Please respect copyright.PENANAGsH4LHdjBW
close proximity.261Please respect copyright.PENANAoQEGd03xv5
I choke on the scent of blood;261Please respect copyright.PENANA12Z8RQzt5H
down winding halls261Please respect copyright.PENANAJZbUySSijL
they present me to a room of261Please respect copyright.PENANAEQPKykEaao
people261Please respect copyright.PENANAehFPHUZfrv
stained red;261Please respect copyright.PENANAO0vBqnaE9i
red mouths, red fingers, red lust261Please respect copyright.PENANA3tGs9B5Anf
driven eyes,261Please respect copyright.PENANAKTOhHmTuLT
I scream261Please respect copyright.PENANANzDBCFy5TS
I fight261Please respect copyright.PENANAhzRoonjmke
stay still261Please respect copyright.PENANATDbUfCFwvi
I obey261Please respect copyright.PENANA3tmw7BMUKw
What is this, Dr. Escano?261Please respect copyright.PENANAhP7RtoA5Iw
I shrink under authority; her261Please respect copyright.PENANADRC7p56nSA
voice matches the261Please respect copyright.PENANAvYjpjcM2Wf
dark depth of her eyes, her261Please respect copyright.PENANAkUf5Tkj8tu
charcoal skin, her tight smile261Please respect copyright.PENANALFEXcoAih0
and so do they.261Please respect copyright.PENANAsQyt5eCcsr
A gift, Miss Simone.261Please respect copyright.PENANAWciI8J40qo
A gift. I’m a gift.261Please respect copyright.PENANACUftQNh3o5
Somehow that’s not reassuring.261Please respect copyright.PENANAkoIHeuOp0Y
Elaborate, doctor.261Please respect copyright.PENANACuy7MJAocj
I spare a glance at them;261Please respect copyright.PENANApVHt6mv08x
notice how they shake and I wonder261Please respect copyright.PENANAzRBDoHFcoi
did they think this through?261Please respect copyright.PENANA60RG5uQceM
Will I change the world?261Please respect copyright.PENANAy2U7xI3Mqn
Miss Simone, you’ve noticed…261Please respect copyright.PENANA7CmGRwksiB
Noticed what, I think, notice261Please respect copyright.PENANA68yN52ajSm
I’m not like them?261Please respect copyright.PENANA4tKM3uhRbw
She must be thinking the same.261Please respect copyright.PENANAaX7HwCpgJI
Oh, I have noticed.261Please respect copyright.PENANAYYzxf4ayPG
Her gaze falls onto me; angry, powerful261Please respect copyright.PENANAWfoGOi4Wqa
I only know these words from subconscious streams.261Please respect copyright.PENANAEuiVCZDsGn
The language built inside of me.261Please respect copyright.PENANAWAAA79EEZn
Then allow me to explain261Please respect copyright.PENANAPeYavyj1iS
she’s the answer to our problems261Please respect copyright.PENANAbl7FmE7H0N
she’s going to fix the world261Please respect copyright.PENANAqgCp4vKUvz
but only if you agree.261Please respect copyright.PENANAFxUv2fhwnN
She glances back at her equals261Please respect copyright.PENANA3yECAfTegr
they appear, perhaps, curious261Please respect copyright.PENANA2K8cELMB5C
much like I.261Please respect copyright.PENANA8b78xUBkPP
But not for the same reasons.261Please respect copyright.PENANAvmykG9yInf
Alright, doctor, say I agree.