If Unexpressed

Voluble, vocal He didn’t agree She remained non-committal He thought, “It’s so dull.” As he wanted everything In black and white Too suddenly Too quickly His watch words Transparency and openness No roundabouts, no guess Scared to offend She tried to mend Willy-nilly toed the line Bringing a sparkle And a shine To the relationship Which now seemed To take off After the initial blip Resulting in gushings And outpourings Too much Too soon Suspense killed Mystery resolved Thrill evaporated Excitement got jaded Relationship meandered Before coming to a halt He wondered But could not pin the fault Eventually asked ‘Who messed?’ She replied, “Things would have been better If unexpressed”