"i am lonely"
true honesty can bring silence to a room
"i am sad"
well what now?
"i am hurting"
"i am depressed"
"i am.....
kidding"
because that word makes the silence go away
to be kidding is to not be a burden
but to be hurt is
you feel the weight of pain
put it on another? never
even though it kills you
if you told them, would they stay?
that is the fear that we see leaving
leaving
gone
we fear being alone
asking too much
not being enough
we fear that silence, the one we keep
away
with our fake words
"i'm kidding"
and the shape of this poem
reflects my state of mind in the silence around me
and i think to myself
what would i say if you asked if i was hurting?
"yes"
"just kidding"
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