Painting by Helene Delmaire
Let’s pretend like
We never spoke our minds
Never said those words out loud
The ones, we knew all along
But timing couldn’t be more wrong
And so let’s erase all memories of the night
A lesson learnt in hindsight
Let’s pretend that
Emotions had not run high
Conversations hadn’t spiralled out of control
Hadn’t become heated
That a reality check was all I needed
When the truth was far from comforting
Let’s pretend otherwise
To avoid stirring up any further trouble
So we’ll sweep it under the rug
Wipe our hands and mind clean
And walk away
From this pile of emotional rubble
Let’s feign normality
Stifle our affections
Filter our thoughts
And go on,
Living
In a state of In-between
Treating
The midnight confessions
As nothing
But a bad dream
Explicit .
Thank you
You welcome.