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Pretence
Try not to see the look
the turn away, rolling eyes
Try not to hear the pause
dispassionate tone, rushed phrases
Sit in nonchalant silence
Gazing into emptiness
postured disinterest
and let time dissolve
No pot will be stirred
uneasy conversation never held
Pretence of normalcy maintained
Nothing to admit or explain
Indirect questions expressed
can be overlooked, forgotten
No one has to know
invisible disappointments
Still, you can’t help wonder
why you practice indifference,
when you have expectations
and feel hurt
© Jodi A
the turn away, rolling eyes
Try not to hear the pause
dispassionate tone, rushed phrases
Sit in nonchalant silence
Gazing into emptiness
postured disinterest
and let time dissolve
No pot will be stirred
uneasy conversation never held
Pretence of normalcy maintained
Nothing to admit or explain
Indirect questions expressed
can be overlooked, forgotten
No one has to know
invisible disappointments
Still, you can’t help wonder
why you practice indifference,
when you have expectations
and feel hurt
© Jodi A
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