POETRY

Verbose — False

Be quiet — the mind says

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woke up with a headache.
drank water. peed. thought
what does it take to be human.
answered-nothing. human
is a mere word. closed my
eyes and tried to think of the
reason; behind my headache.

late-night coffee? emotional
stress? A slight cold? none
of them. just a mere head
ache. a word. like 'human’.

people bombarding words.
like missiles. like the rays of
June sun. blocking out the
chirp of birds. of melody in
life. even the cicadas at night.

be quiet. The mind says. I
will heal by myself. do not
create sounds. do not listen
to the words like arrows.
like bludgeons. words kill.
the mind says. yes, words
kill the most. I concur.