The Court House
stands regal, professional328Please respect copyright.PENANAf3yPYYbrAp
with an edge of fear tainting328Please respect copyright.PENANAMU7UC36IEy
the sides dark.328Please respect copyright.PENANAM2LELX9KpN
They pull me from the car,328Please respect copyright.PENANAz5ENqsX4SG
less gentle as they drag328Please respect copyright.PENANAocgbbXACE7
tug328Please respect copyright.PENANALpeNK1YVOZ
yank328Please respect copyright.PENANAQroodygzD8
me towards the door.328Please respect copyright.PENANAcCYL8Qlkfq
My fragility no longer matters328Please respect copyright.PENANANAJnyVkiY7
my mask is gone328Please respect copyright.PENANApyMeBsC29X
the air burns my lungs328Please respect copyright.PENANAH7Tdf8k1fe
toxicity hurts.328Please respect copyright.PENANAxjS11FBv2L
Doors swing open upon328Please respect copyright.PENANAVn8uE1Xsrz
close proximity.328Please respect copyright.PENANABGiGK3yKyg
I choke on the scent of blood;328Please respect copyright.PENANAZx1Z2JVJxE
down winding halls328Please respect copyright.PENANAGNwlYtHp77
they present me to a room of328Please respect copyright.PENANAwLZ1LvSqoI
people328Please respect copyright.PENANAPpJkDgPk1s
stained red;328Please respect copyright.PENANACHzpgAfInJ
red mouths, red fingers, red lust328Please respect copyright.PENANAIjFUoj4Q2J
driven eyes,328Please respect copyright.PENANAq88eWQN8AN
I scream328Please respect copyright.PENANAvGAMSeGqmt
I fight328Please respect copyright.PENANAEYl3UcI39b
stay still328Please respect copyright.PENANAoY8CYQcIsp
I obey328Please respect copyright.PENANARw9pVudgcB
What is this, Dr. Escano?328Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1zZrP7BP1
I shrink under authority; her328Please respect copyright.PENANAZbxDaRPIDX
voice matches the328Please respect copyright.PENANAIYaVm9Afom
dark depth of her eyes, her328Please respect copyright.PENANAPmPc40s7gZ
charcoal skin, her tight smile328Please respect copyright.PENANAkzM9SDiFuv
and so do they.328Please respect copyright.PENANAK4ABvq9mtl
A gift, Miss Simone.328Please respect copyright.PENANAcDm2hPmv4J
A gift. I’m a gift.328Please respect copyright.PENANA0QMNwv36qj
Somehow that’s not reassuring.328Please respect copyright.PENANAcGEl7uttb4
Elaborate, doctor.328Please respect copyright.PENANAYZXFY6sxsX
I spare a glance at them;328Please respect copyright.PENANAJv9G5h0tM7
notice how they shake and I wonder328Please respect copyright.PENANArSR5NvIwUT
did they think this through?328Please respect copyright.PENANAW1v7S3Prlx
Will I change the world?328Please respect copyright.PENANAxEYfbW9tZf
Miss Simone, you’ve noticed…328Please respect copyright.PENANAO2P2KfN2ab
Noticed what, I think, notice328Please respect copyright.PENANA0MmDE4dKjD
I’m not like them?328Please respect copyright.PENANAygIBkS7Zzp
She must be thinking the same.328Please respect copyright.PENANAvgkJChkPYr
Oh, I have noticed.328Please respect copyright.PENANAjeCtSaIiKs
Her gaze falls onto me; angry, powerful328Please respect copyright.PENANAyDCcd9cfpd
I only know these words from subconscious streams.328Please respect copyright.PENANAGFg0rDspGJ
The language built inside of me.328Please respect copyright.PENANAgwMvhEbhZb
Then allow me to explain328Please respect copyright.PENANApBtsKcnYwx
she’s the answer to our problems328Please respect copyright.PENANAyP5osQXSwa
she’s going to fix the world328Please respect copyright.PENANAV8nQ9obYmb
but only if you agree.328Please respect copyright.PENANADVuNkHj1CO
She glances back at her equals328Please respect copyright.PENANAA3z16TDHaK
they appear, perhaps, curious328Please respect copyright.PENANAz5Q9UDgcg7
much like I.328Please respect copyright.PENANAYm1gjmugjg
But not for the same reasons.328Please respect copyright.PENANAGXKGTHytTo
Alright, doctor, say I agree.