Secrets

Our secrets have life Enormous flagellation Waiting to be told "What is it?", I ask What is this dark atmosphere?" "You are so quiet." He will not tell me Do I really want to know? It may make things worse Risk is always there The friendship is suffering The still, cold, silence We dance around it He goes back to his crossword Productivity Do we need secrets? Preventing insanity Keeping ourselves whole Marriage is a gift Yet, its burdens weigh on us Too many questions I will stay quiet Until I find an answer He does not know it