Fearful Blackout

 Poetry 5

Teeth scraping pen

The words came from my mouth

Unexpected

Unexpected

A fountain of youth and

grateful regret

Loaded with dots

after dots

What do you mean?

Was I not clear enough?

Speak straightforward

I fear

I'm not fearless enough

How's that for meaning?

How deep are my feet

in my own mouth?

More words spring forth, leaking

Rain out

They called the game

but it was all the same to me