#21- What's Eating You.

Knowing when to not know.

We've gotten close enough

To talk candidly about things like:

Intestinal states 

After eating this or that.

The color of junk

We cough up when we're sick.

The friend who did something

We wish we spoke up about.

The injustices done

By many a sundry ex-partners.

The little thing that happened

Today.

That still irks you or me,

Tonight.

Or whatever night.  

But lately, there have been

Topics started

Raised

Noted

Dismissed.

"Today was a weird day,"

You said, tonight.

"Weird?"

Like that night before.

And the night after.

"Yeah.  Today was weird."

And we leave it at that.

Weird, huh?

What can it be

That is so unspeakable?

That seems to be lurking

Somewhere

In the back of your mind

Whenever 

I'm talking to you

Lately.

I'd like to think 

You trust me

As I trust you.

But I know.

I shouldn't pry.

I just worry about you, 

Sometimes, Miss.

And if you're not talking to me

About it.

I hope you have 

Someone else to talk to

Because it feels like it's

Eating you up inside.

And it's hard 

To watch you 

Suffer.

Author's Note

I think this is approximately a good length for my pieces.

Reviews

[Astrid Pauline]

I really love the style of this