seven million words to say, which of them matters

left cortex to right cortex to cranial nerve to effector muscle.
effector muscle complies but just barely.
she forces effector to move and let her speak.
effector muscle complies but just barely.

she pleads, she cries, she wills.
effector muscle complies. finally.
effector moves, effector gives way.
then she pleads, she cries, she wills
effector muscle to stop.

please stop.
i've seven million words to say.
i've different versions of the same thing
and you don't need to know each one.

she crumbles as effector continues
but then of all the times to comply

effector chooses to stop when
the one thing that needs to be said
is to be said.

effector chooses to stop.