You Too are Brave

You Too are Brave
(A Joseph Star poem)

Mute

Witnesses

Hold toxic secrets

Drowning deep in toxic sludge

Doesn't make super heroes

They just breathe the bile

And hold their

Tongues

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Bite

On the cheek

Clench nails into fists

Hard and tight as their hearts

Take your medicine or else

It's hard to swallow

The bitter

Pill

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Spit

It out friend

It burns coming up

The smell and mess may spread out

Empty but cleaning can start

Healing comes when you

Spit out that

Truth

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