ELOQUENCE

to be voiced

i look at you,
and i can see it in your face
you think you hide it,
but i see you.

i see the hurt
the dark circle beneath your eyes
and the quite plea
dancing on your bottom lip,
too afraid to be voiced
too afraid to be heard
because you're too afraid
to be hurt

and i just want to take you and
wrap you up in my arms
hold you, console you
tell you things that you'll believe
but you don't seem to believe
anything anymore
because you have been deceived
far too many times

so i'll just look at you
and see the pain in your fake smile,
and i'll smile back
and i'll here the attempted deception
when you tell me that you're just tired,
and i'll say me too

i know you're broken inside,
i can see it in your face

violets are blue,
and so are you.

m.k