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jaundice

because he has a buildup of anger

so yellow like that carbonated drink

[i need a map to navigate his needs]

breathing like a woodwind now

they pushed his tongue away

from the roof of his mouth

never spoke up before, now he can’t

day and night

determined by the dimming

of the fluorescent light

death and life

determined by the rush of people

across the hall

is his anger still there,

just below the surface,

or is that gone too?