Shall I Then Wait For You To Grow Up? Poem by sreelekha premjit

Shall I tell you the truth
the dark hidden secrets of the heart
Shall now unburden the undigested pieces of thought
masticated bits of unforgettable unachievable dreams?

Shall I tell of my deep deep longing inside
gnawing at the side walls of my heart
shall I tell you of the deep dirty pain within
will it be too much for you?

Shall I thus stand in my naked glory
of a tattered heart patched up in hurry
Shall I trust you to bear with dignity
the dark upalatable truths of my soul?

Shall we you and I move on to another plain
where our hearts beat in unison
cringe in hurt and feel the pinch
as siamese twins born apart but alike

I fear if the thin thread of understanding
woven over years shall carry the strain
of honest truths and these unsaid secrets
I fear I shall lose then what I took years to gain.

Shall I then wait for you to grow up
to the demands of comarderie
of taking and holding and
when giving, giving whole heartedly...