He tells me
I need to come clean
about it all,
when he won’t
come clean with me,
he keeping secret
his love for her,
while keeping secret
the fact that we meet.
I thought he would be my ally,
a shoulder to lean
on,
someone with a common
experience I could count on
to understand what transpired
with her, and maybe make clear
what it is we both went through.
Only he won’t come clean
and admit he went through
what I did, too.
He hides it, even as
I bare my soul,
and I wonder, who am
I
supposed t come clean with
when I have with him and he’s rejected it.
Do I put a billboard up on Times Square?
So the world might
see my shame?
Do I get down on my knees
to beg for mercy from him,
or others, or even
her?
Who do I come clean to and still survive?
And why won’t he?
Is he scared to admit he loves her,
needs her, the way so
many men
(and sometimes women)
have before him,
scared his life will
end up in ruins
if he comes clean,
too.
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