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card & poem from Raven’s personal deck

I am the should and shouldn’t

of what you are to say
The construct of words

stuck in your throat

What do I say?

How do I say it?

Confusion is choking me.

I open my mouth

and pain comes out.

the enamel of my emotions

is worn thin; infection sets in,

I mediate on the pain,

only more confusion comes in.

How do I heal these roots,

these exposed nerve endings?

Can I heal this hardened part of me

so I can speak more clearly?

Is it possible

to pry my mouth open

so the truer me can be seen?