Music for a small group of people
Word count: 472
Paragraphs: 51
I am afraid
Of what am I Afraid of I am
A fray Of what
Dove A ray A dove of what
I am a dam I raise Of what I raise a day
A rut a way A right I am a day I wait I what
I feign A rate of fight Of white a raid
The state I sought Was not what state
The stakes were Wrought of fight
Today I fought
The state and made Of fight a light today My might was not
The drought of what The night was
Sight don’t Wait don’t fake
My fate I won’t Wait
I want My right to want I want my right
To want my Right to want I Won’t wait
Wait I want my Want my want my
Don’t
My want was What was freed I am
Afraid
What strays is what I am I fear I pay
The prayer is to the reed a kite
The friend says Stay I am afraid Today
I stay I say Say I am afraid
Of what I am Afraid what I am is What I am
A prayer of What I am A raid of
Or if I am I A way of I the rain Is not What rain is
Of Of of of Afraid of A ray of ray
Is in the main Way I am What dot
A door the weight Of shame is what
The ray might take Take and take I take I take I
Take the shame I am and make
A knot of rain I break What I am is what Afraid
No Ashamed a sham No
A mass No
The sand the rain No the sake
No The ways I No no no
No
I am no way No how not
Ever
Nor will I not No Nor am I That no am I
Waiting for I may
I must I will I am I take up all The ways I am
A sh Of what I Am a sh Sh sh sh
A what sh What day is it sh
Today I am Sh the day Today is am
And I and not And what I am Is not what I
Am afraid of Today
Kyle Dacuyan writes poetry and monologues. DAD ROCK premiered at The Shed in 2024, and Incitements is forthcoming from Ugly Duckling Presse.