You ask me
to tell you of my downfall
to share all the complexities
of a monster better left
behind high fences
and locked gates.
And I have a tongue-in-cheek response
for every question you might ask...
and sometimes, the presence of silence
is the best I can hope for
between the two of us.
I would never ask you
to shoulder this burden for me,
or even beside me...
It would be unfair to you.
And though I have stopped believing
that a friendship still exists-
And though I have stopped caring
whether we will see an end...
You may stand,
soliciting emotions...
but I choose silence.
I could never ask you
to hurt this bad. |