Conversation

I’m swallowing 

the dagger

my talking is 

sounding like blabber

here it comes, 

the anxious teeth chatter

it’s about a hundred 

degrees and my body 

feels like I dipped 

into a river

it’s not so cold, 

but I start to shiver

then here is comes, 

the nervous laughter, 

until finally

I get comfortable 

and tell you the 

hopes I have

for my future of 

what I’m going after

- Leah Rae