tribute for when i’m quiet

quiet is a mouth i screw onto my mouth

quiet, a twin spinning my evil

quiet, a snake i hold without flinching

i treat my quiet like a pocket knife

quiet, a blade i sharpen and consider

ready my quiet for any jaw

quiet, a suspect i bring into questioning

quiet, a fire i use for cooking

quiet, this country i defend

quiet, a law i have written

quiet, so i am told by every man

who will surely kill me

quiet prayer in the mouth of all my victims

i am so quiet

mice make a simile out of me