The Hide Poem by Erika Conti

like other times before
i nod in silence
and scream
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
inside
my heart wakes up
and says 'what? '
then adds
'what's new? didn't we know? ' and smiles
in silence i hide my smile
and make it as if nothing
happened
shuffling life around
as if everything else was so important
while
you
symbolically
walk by
turning your head the other side
and your heart whispers
why why why why why
then
when the distance is safe
and the pain is familiar enough
we think
i love you
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
so much i love you
and i think that we actually do
otherwise we're plain silly
which might be the case,
as well