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July 21, 2025 · Source: Medium

The Voice in My Head I Call “It”

We all have a second brain. No, not the one below the pelvis. The other one.

444 words
Voice6
Lyric intensity5
The line8
Mind under feeling7
Held shape8
Literary mean 6.8 / 10

Highlights

Compression works in 'holding my face still so the world doesn’t hear'.
The line

Voice

Direct address and short, staccato declarations create a reliable, assertive persona.

Lyric intensity

The 'overinflated balloons' exhale captures the physical release of long-held tension.

Mind under feeling

The pivot from spiting the voice to acknowledging its protection shows maturation.

Held shape

Strong formal arc from naming 'It' to finally answering 'It' in courage.

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