RESISTANCE II

 

RESISTANCE

THERE IS RESISTANCE IN THE AIR

IT MAKES MY WORDS FALL TO THE FLOOR

HALFWAY TO THE RECIPIENT

TO GET THE RESPONSE, "OH, REALLY?"

THERE IS RESISTANCE IN THE AIR

WHEN MY REQUEST IS MET WITH, "YOU NEED THIS."

I STATE WHAT I WANT 

AND I GET WHAT I GET

THERE IS RESISTANCE IN THE AIR

PUT IN MY PLACE AT THE END OF THE LINE

DRIVING ME INTO MY MIND

WHEN CONVERSATION BECOMES A REASON TO TALK

THERE IS RESISTANCE IN THE AIR

WHEN FIVE WORDS ARE SAID BEFORE INTERRUPTION

AND CORRECTION

NO MATTER WHAT I SAY

RESISTANCE IS IN THE AIR

MY WORDS SPIRAL OUT CLOCKWISE INTO DECREASING RINGS

TO A POINT HALFWAY

THEN REVERSE INTO A LARGER SPIRAL INTO THE EAR

AND  HEARD AS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF MY INTENTION

THERE IS RESISTANCE IN THE AIR

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first published May 14, 2019