Words
by Lara Saguisag
(based on Defenseless)
A hungry listener leans in.
He lets them cup a hand
over his ear, for the hand hides
nothing – all secrets are revealed.
He hears an entanglement
of words, whose brutal weight
is enough to make a man
cave in. The listener says,
Yes, yes, I believe.
He throws in his own lie.
The words mass into a flock,
free and ferocious,
seeking out another hungry listener.
