im sorry

im sorry you had to say it twice

for me to hear

im sorry i scared you

i didn’t mean to

but these words shutter out of my mouth like bullets

no safety on the gun

the no gun’s sign at the entrance?

yeah, that, uh…

it’s written in a language i can’t understand

i can’t learn it either

i tried

i can mimic the sounds,

string them together

perfect imitation

but the meaning is lost

and anyways

you’d have to tell me twice

im sorry


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