new rhymes in ancient greek
sometimes these words just get stuck in my throat
and I can only cough them out like a hairball
sometimes my fingers feel swollen and cut
and my words bleed onto the page, smeared and illegible
sometimes
a scream becomes a wheeze
a laugh becomes a sigh
and even though nothing comes out right, I can't stuff it back in
so it just hangs there for moment,
until it dribbles down and splatters on the floor