The Secrets - Monika Bullette
The secrets I wanted from you
Were held somewhere under your breath
To eye watering seas
With wilderbeast bees
You leave
When I heard your voice over the phone
Under covers you stole from me
With pearls in your mouth
A hurried “We’ll see”
and you leave
I don’t know enough about you
To race to be good enough
You left with your heart in your throat
Never once letting go
These secrets in honeycombs
Stung me in undertow
To counterfeit seas
With buckling knees
You leave
The secrets you threatened to tell
Held me down ’til I breathed them in
And forgot why I asked
Forgot why I asked you to leave
I don’t ask for things I don’t think I can get
I don’t ask for things I don’t think I can give
I don’t ask for secrets you couldn’t live with
The secrets I wanted from you
Were held somewhere under your breath