plain, uninspired words spill from pursed lips
dead eyes and a half-assed smirk belie your true curiosity
not even a question really, more of a statement in passing
oh, if you could see the effects.
my face warms and my eyes blur and shake
i clench to hide my answers
and i laugh, through clenched teeth
brushing off my back
years of doubtful insecurity
bowled of by a handful
of simple, mean-nothing words
in a perfect conversation.
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