What a gift it would be
A day of silence
Freedom from having to navigate
This dark maze of social interaction
Required to pass in the hall
A day of silence
Freedom from the constant reminders
Of the non-verbal piece of shit I am
The alien that inhabits my body
A day of silence
To make peace within my head
To find order in the soup of life
A day of silence
To allow my heart to open
To allow creations to live
A day of silence
To find my feet
To find my sanity
Just a day of silence

When did my mouth betray me
Why would it say words too frightful to consider
Why would it talk behind my back
Forcing me to answer questions
I am in no way ready to admit

She wants my words
Shhhhh
But don’t tell
She wants my thoughts
Shhhhh
But don’t tell
She wants my mind
Shhhhh
But don’t tell
She wants my heart
I tell her “hmph”
Maybe that’s too loud