Manakan
Fear
I don’t want to show you the only thing I have to lose.
The effort, the hope, the faith that goes into it
Is too much to put out to your opinion.
Fear of rejection. Fear of detection. Fear of perplexion
Over what I meant at the time but now,
Painfully trying to force your understanding and approval
Will just feel stupid.
The reaction I get will always be
A little less great than I’d hoped.
Making it guaranteed to be heartrending in that,
The best I can do, is make you sympathetic.
Pass over me. Pass me over
The sun, the trees
The dappled back of my neck
The atmosphere concealed
Inside ten words
That can only be admired once.
