The Court House
stands regal, professional366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lQCMT01Sa
with an edge of fear tainting366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KvDGq5tNr
the sides dark.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYvgR83uSV
They pull me from the car,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3gxamCquQ
less gentle as they drag366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7CM83LD19
tug366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcLpSlMUIK
yank366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdV4h3vAoj
me towards the door.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GEvtuGe7t
My fragility no longer matters366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2SwEerT6p
my mask is gone366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYkIBH3osk
the air burns my lungs366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5QdI9uVAQ
toxicity hurts.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OTSfF4ysm
Doors swing open upon366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufKSAd70Sr
close proximity.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYzlmd9x3K
I choke on the scent of blood;366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUNr6AM5sl
down winding halls366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yK5gdUMf0
they present me to a room of366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKZrO3JO4F
people366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dvpwmRWf0
stained red;366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRygunuVEk
red mouths, red fingers, red lust366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lhz0PTgSx
driven eyes,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuDEw1Sh6B
I scream366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSSZNEHhL1
I fight366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMX3tvp4CT
stay still366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhUWFOivO6
I obey366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUuPCf4dS2
What is this, Dr. Escano?366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdM6tac0oA
I shrink under authority; her366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqODJ8TaIt
voice matches the366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AGdDFGqYD
dark depth of her eyes, her366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3q1GhBdNO
charcoal skin, her tight smile366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQP9vYXjW4D
and so do they.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58tLn5uQuo
A gift, Miss Simone.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSgyr9GcHY
A gift. I’m a gift.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDX6eghteD1
Somehow that’s not reassuring.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGB90djzw7D
Elaborate, doctor.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgiQA30nLA
I spare a glance at them;366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQRqZj62gb
notice how they shake and I wonder366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cjULdezwQ
did they think this through?366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdlqjNuVth
Will I change the world?366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNmn7mhk1N
Miss Simone, you’ve noticed…366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qVBeeWQzt
Noticed what, I think, notice366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KxbyZ2Fu5
I’m not like them?366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5Y3u7iRCw
She must be thinking the same.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO6AnbkMkO
Oh, I have noticed.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHYAJMALp4
Her gaze falls onto me; angry, powerful366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GPLYnTuhK
I only know these words from subconscious streams.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3wb6oEBtx
The language built inside of me.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kCEPShFJP
Then allow me to explain366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTQ43Dxrax
she’s the answer to our problems366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gFSWW4yM5
she’s going to fix the world366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1Or9jK8xd
but only if you agree.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaD6FBeGmUS
She glances back at her equals366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEfoph9gxj
they appear, perhaps, curious366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeByTFnI1y
much like I.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRJxR9355n
But not for the same reasons.366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNBRgcpLmN
Alright, doctor, say I agree.
