For The Asking Poem by Melanie Emikohe

Don't trust my Lips
because they lie
and they can break you.
Neither my Eyes -
although they're mirrors,
they only reflect
what I want you to see.
Don't believe what I do
because I'm an Actress,
living the scripts I write
so I can hide
what I Fear the most...
Don't trust Them
because they're blinded
and convinced by my lies
and like you, Confused!

When stranded in between
Nowhere and Hereafter,
Don't look at me and cry
because you won't find
Comfort there...
You had my Answer
even before you ask,
even if you will not,
and you'll aways have it
even if you leave
and fade away...
And don't ask
if it ever did happen
because I cannot confess.
Listen to your Heartbeat
and that Alone -
for there lies my Truth.