little is said about what goes unsaid
his chagrin coupled with her bitter laugh
creates a barrier neither of them
can cross without learning to speak
honestly without subterfuge or guile
before such simple things as love slowly
fall away as the seasonal changes
slip unremarked like sparrows through the trees
little is said beyond what goes unsaid
the ritual comfort of daily talk
allows small space for either to find love
within the stories they believe they must
believe in order to find some solace
in their world of misunderstood silence
(December 29, 2016)
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