Bound to steel, you sit defiant

In shadows cast by flickering fluorescent

"Do your worst," you spit

Through clenched teeth

My case opens with surgical precision

Chrome tools catch the cold light

Not medieval instruments of pain

But modern weapons of truth

Your resolve stands mountain-strong

Eyes screwed shut against fate

Mind fortified behind walls of silence

“I'll die before I speak”

I nod, acknowledging your courage

While selecting a sterile swab

"Open your eyes," I say softly

“Your silence means nothing”

A gentle dab at the corner

Where fear betrays you

One drop holds volumes

Your DNA whispers secrets

Every cell a chapter

In your biological biography

Each strand a story

You never knew you were telling

Ancestry, ailments, addictions

Geographic origins, genetic markers

All encrypted in microscopic script

Your body's betrayal, complete

In this clean, quiet room

No screams echo

No blood flows

Just truth, extracted with cotton

Your silence holds firm

But your genetics speak eloquently

Teaching me everything 

You never meant to share

The true torture is knowing:

Your body testified

While your mind stayed loyal

To a cause already lost