black, size thirteen font

on an empty white canvas.

gentium, normal text.

rarely bolded or italicized,

and seldom underlined.

it's an honor to be read by you.

what thoughts lie behind your eyes?

what voice are you using to

narrate these lines?

i'll let you in on something:

i love screaming into the void.

i love running my mouth in places

i know won't have ears

to listen.

i love telling stories to strangers

i know won't have hearts

to care.

i love writing poems for websites

i know won't have eyes

to read.

i write conversations filled with silence:

where i'm the only one talking.

i find the silence comforting.

and i think my thoughts do, too.

for you to read --

i lay it all bare, 

welcome

to my sanctuary of solitude.

let's have a conversation.

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