"Don’t Ask"

© Musue N. Haddad

You said “Don’t ask.”
When I asked
You said don’t see
When I opened my eyes
You said don’t touch
When I desired a touch

I’ll shut my mouth
At your request
But more questions
Deep within my heart
As it drips with tears
Aches in my heart

I’ll shut my mouth
But not just my mouth
And you know just that
My mind overflows all
Things that were said
And the predictions
Of what you'd do


I’ll keep my mouth shut
About you, about us
Just as you insisted
To do just as you insist
I’ll look the other way
Not to see; not to ask
Not to want to/a touch
Expect nothing less

(First drafted October 2011)


Copyright © Musue N. Haddad