selective mutism
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I don’t speak, I feel
I don’t scream, I feel
I don’t whisper, I feel
I stutter, but I still feel--
This suffocating weight with its hand around my throat
When did my tongue become too heavy to form words?
The words run into a wall
blocking my throat
clogging it
(am I breathing right?)
My hands twitch
the words overflowing
filling my skin
ink
between my fingers