Things We Hardly Talk About
Some things you wanted to say out loud but couldn’t find the courage to do so. It’s not that nobody would care to listen, there are some who will, if you’re lucky enough to have them, some call them friends, I heard.
It’s not that you don’t want to, honestly. There are times it’s in the tip of your tongue, something you would like to spit out but your lips don’t cooperate. You tried to open your mouth but words won’t come out.
Here’s the thing, you wanted to tell someone, something that’s bugging you but wanting to speak about it is the very thing that’s bugging you, if that makes sense.
I know you’ve heard it, “I’m here to listen.” “You can tell me about it.” But here’s another thing, after that then what’s next? Would it be awkward or will you try to counter it with jokes, that you don’t even find funny in the first...