That Spark Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

No relationship can survive,
The probing done by outside eyes.
Or those with listening ears,
To whisper through lips...
What they've encountered,
Once invited inside and exposed to it.
And a comfort to do this,
Becomes negligent of the meaning of respect.
Since relationships should be kept within boundaries.

And those who solicit from others suggestions,
With advice to recommend...
Not only skate on thin ice,
But may find they wish they had thought twice...
Upon realizing space once privately shared,
Has only one there left to wonder 'why'...
Those feelings of approaching clouds felt alone,
Aren't so quickly chased away...
When that spark igniting excitement decides to leave.