The Court House
stands regal, professional305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtbyw7fkZ3
with an edge of fear tainting305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYDmQTMyE9
the sides dark.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeg8gUdwWHd
They pull me from the car,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1QiI7JzwP
less gentle as they drag305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOTYIJPPT0
tug305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMaadbiHkW
yank305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYNJr395J6
me towards the door.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXrvyLTQyl
My fragility no longer matters305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2ZvESg0F1
my mask is gone305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6i5PeuP7OB
the air burns my lungs305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3Au7EZBV9
toxicity hurts.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mEawVallI
Doors swing open upon305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5y3swh7BlG
close proximity.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCGIicipf1
I choke on the scent of blood;305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ooFnokjzV
down winding halls305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUtnC1I5Zr
they present me to a room of305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5lSOzjr2Y
people305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7JKklKKMA
stained red;305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM1eitQd98
red mouths, red fingers, red lust305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1Jh4JEXNM
driven eyes,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjX4K4fEXF7
I scream305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22iaslXnD4
I fight305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9zWIDeQYg
stay still305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARkMlhiMHU
I obey305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyZXHcKD2k
What is this, Dr. Escano?305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1h4PxqHcjP
I shrink under authority; her305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuYqVoLWPs
voice matches the305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlKTRFqOcD
dark depth of her eyes, her305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDntFuZBKXt
charcoal skin, her tight smile305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ481nQtL2FN
and so do they.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSlC0bxW7c
A gift, Miss Simone.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgw5T0vavK
A gift. I’m a gift.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtNtB8Ou7V
Somehow that’s not reassuring.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwY6Ljiynje
Elaborate, doctor.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0oVkXu96j
I spare a glance at them;305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lMPhaKpxS
notice how they shake and I wonder305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmz2Tf5RXn
did they think this through?305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt61d7qMJkJ
Will I change the world?305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruS2m0M8O0
Miss Simone, you’ve noticed…305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6DFZaS870
Noticed what, I think, notice305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJShwQat2ur
I’m not like them?305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLLQtZEffY
She must be thinking the same.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAuImvxdIJ
Oh, I have noticed.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWb6Yw24XGx
Her gaze falls onto me; angry, powerful305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAoSfOctsP
I only know these words from subconscious streams.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTC83wXCqc
The language built inside of me.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9RrnAhdtB
Then allow me to explain305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbglggMzZdP
she’s the answer to our problems305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxMc9jD0EZ
she’s going to fix the world305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3AdZIXgyp
but only if you agree.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTo97kui2j0
She glances back at her equals305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmsOLeQdsq
they appear, perhaps, curious305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6dRr65RzN
much like I.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRCV4T1guJ
But not for the same reasons.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCBZQWzcJJ
Alright, doctor, say I agree.
