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A Dare for the Nasty
I dare you
To speak those words
Where I can see your eyes,
Where I can watch them glint
In whatever color
They turn out to be.
Tell me that
When I can watch you flicker,
Quivering,
Like a damaged movie.
Black,
White,
A camera, with the flash on:
Ouch! I blinked.
But that’s all that happened.
Ouch. I blinked.
You won’t get a bite-back,
An irate reply,
Snapped tightly like a twig
Between my firm teeth.
You might get a smile,
Or a cheery false response.
Lucky you,
Because I bet you don’t get that many
Talking to people the way you do:
Condescendingly snooty,
That smirk of acrid contempt
Will never get you past high school
She pressed ‘send’
All insensitive,
Thinking I would break,
And with backlash,
I’d start a war.
Nope.
I dare you
To speak those words
Where I can see your eyes,
And you can see mine,
So I can show you
Exactly how much
I care.
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