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Aviophobia
“Open up, here comes the airplane!”
Once again, you coerce
my apprehensive, little mouth,
open.
another bite.
i chew, begin to
digest.
once again,
as always, disgust
crosses my features
as the sour taste
fills my mouth.
my stomach,
heart,
insides,
begin to burn
as the toxic spoonful
diffuses through me.
but, once again,
you reassure me:
“Don’t worry. It is good for you.”
I believe you.
Why wouldn’t I?
and so, when again
that fateful airplane
makes its return trip,
again i open,
my naive, little mouth.
immediately,
sour.
my insides burn,
pain crosses my face.
but again, you begin to speak:
“I would never hurt-”
but i stop you.
I know better, now,
and my mouth will not,
open, anymore.
for you,
or anyone.
because, i am bigger now.
and i know what it is,
in the spoon.
it is made of the same,
the same as the words you spoke.
some spoonfuls were,
understandably,
because i couldn’t have understood,
so young and naive.
but most,
most lied on the former side,
of bittersweet.
most were for some,
some reason,
i still can’t understand.
but for all the lies you spoke,
i did learn something from you:
i won’t be opening up,
not for you,
not for anyone,
anytime soon.
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