innocuous

a million little words
no
such a miniscule word
to break such large things

a million minor pauses
sighs and hmms and maybes
moments of air
filled with uncertainty

a million tiny decisions
this, not that
later, not now
seemingly innocuous
in and of themselves
but cumulatively
poison

a million itsy-bitsy aches
a million infinitesimal pangs
a million slights and sores

and millions
and millions
and millions more

I become a tycoon