middle school

in my mind i execute
tasks with grace and fervor.
in my mind i dictate
decisions and opinions.
in my mind i manipulate
and i question
and i steal.

i suffer all the consequences i administer.

in my mind i am my only tenant.
i am the queen,
the president,
the government,
the people.

i do not share jurisdiction.

i oversee and judge.
i embrace and indulge.
i forbid and deny.
i am the only one here.

in my mind
i am the audience
the conductor,
and the performer.

i am the guest and the host.

i am my only tenant.

my eyes may not agree with my ears,
and my heart and my head wrestle endlessly
i am the only referee.

i have requested roommates,
but they have their own minds in which they
execute, dictate, manipulate, question, or steal.
minds in which they suffer the consequences they administer.

but sometimes
i visit the tip of my tongue to wave 'hello, would you like to hear what i have to say?'