The Court House
stands regal, professional377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEELqdv8ar
with an edge of fear tainting377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFI8HBurPs
the sides dark.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvp15jUIaZ
They pull me from the car,377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ913egAgW9q
less gentle as they drag377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHqMoJF520
tug377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGF6Fdbapw
yank377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmPp1lLzhQ
me towards the door.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLPOteZqYM
My fragility no longer matters377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYHTULNN5m
my mask is gone377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtaVFsDbRz
the air burns my lungs377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfQufthjXh
toxicity hurts.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ974uw0lOWM
Doors swing open upon377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJzn6wa71M
close proximity.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA8rHuDOpD
I choke on the scent of blood;377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrZ61A4W9X
down winding halls377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kYqfSwgFt
they present me to a room of377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ24XF4nxz
people377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFe6Q5DafRw
stained red;377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UW1PROXl8
red mouths, red fingers, red lust377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFcc6DQRlg
driven eyes,377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwN7dNAE3KQ
I scream377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5TxboiZVA
I fight377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TPoYGwjsy
stay still377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bdfgJ2zIs
I obey377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKIE1CHRv0
What is this, Dr. Escano?377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwX56Zpfav
I shrink under authority; her377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReuX0xGPFF
voice matches the377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rKm6EWlQr
dark depth of her eyes, her377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzvpSm0mr0
charcoal skin, her tight smile377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpIz7ABZmH
and so do they.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsepmGIIoIi
A gift, Miss Simone.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQmeQY7lC2
A gift. I’m a gift.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeqstc8eL8
Somehow that’s not reassuring.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQro5dcJSP5
Elaborate, doctor.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYFCC5aIIG
I spare a glance at them;377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMgPO9urW0
notice how they shake and I wonder377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVguz5biAn9
did they think this through?377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0o6jTCz9J
Will I change the world?377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnQ9DW63sk
Miss Simone, you’ve noticed…377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWvMkgr67C
Noticed what, I think, notice377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUL5AI84FIH
I’m not like them?377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcuKc4i4GM
She must be thinking the same.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxkvNwielU
Oh, I have noticed.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnTbI2CS2Y
Her gaze falls onto me; angry, powerful377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauEmmP7Zwg
I only know these words from subconscious streams.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5YoAO3yXc
The language built inside of me.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsC4Yv7yEJ
Then allow me to explain377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVw3hmiX4v
she’s the answer to our problems377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmY4aNKIzeZ
she’s going to fix the world377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGvRtvu4Wj
but only if you agree.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1ScrrFOhS
She glances back at her equals377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QSdGyCbgP
they appear, perhaps, curious377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX3fXWnHKL
much like I.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcFpWNa00W
But not for the same reasons.377Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLFVx6ghZd
Alright, doctor, say I agree.
