scream
how the screaming
still echoes in my head
its shrill cacophony
beckoning me to
cry out
again
how freeing to not care
what they think
how satisfying to
dismiss/deflect
their silent, rattled stares
how utterly relieving
to finally have them
at a distance
myself a riddle to them
(jtd, 10-08-99)
jaskadan@mathematik.uni-marburg.de